The influence of obesity on pulmonary rehabilitation outcomes in patients with COPD

Chronic Respiratory Disease

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 205-209

  Ramachandran, K ^a   McCusker, C ^b   Connors, M ^b   ZuWallack, R ^a,b   Lahiri, B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

6 Min walk distance; Exercise; Obesity; Pulmonary rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPNEA; EMOTION; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; SPIROMETRY; UNDERWEIGHT; WALKING;

AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 57449103361     PISSN: 14799723     EISSN: 14799731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1479972308096711     Document Type: Article

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