Effectiveness of Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Reducing Health Resources Use in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 364-368

  Rubí, Mateu ^a   Renom, Feliu ^a   Ramis, Ferran ^a   Medinas, Magdalena ^a   Centeno, María J ^a   Górriz, Maite ^a   Crespí, Eulàlia ^a   Martín, Belén ^b   Soriano, Joan B ^c,d  

^a Hospital Joan March   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^c Program of Epidemiology and Clinical Research CIMERA   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Composite; Disease exacerbation; Health services; Hospitalization; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DYSPNEA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; COMORBIDITY; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE THERAPY; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SMOKING; SPAIN;

EID: 77949301905     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2009.09.025     Document Type: Article

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