Clinical assessment of exercise capacity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Revista Brasileira de Fisioterapia

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 249-259

  Vilaró, Jordi ^a,c,d   Resqueti, V R ^b   Fregonezi, G A F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT RAMON LLULL   (Spain)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^d INSTITUT D INVESTIGACIONS BIOMÈDIQUES AUGUST PI I SUNYER IDIBAPS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; COPD; Exercise capacity; Muscle strength; Walk test

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149138803     PISSN: 14133555     EISSN: 18099246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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