The effects of ĝ€on-call/out of hoursĝ€™ physical therapy in acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A randomized controlled trial

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 802-809

  Babu, Abraham Samuel ^a   Noone, Manjula Sukumari ^a   Haneef, Mohammed ^a   Samuel, Prasanna ^b  

^a CSI Mission Hospital   (India)

^b CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING EXERCISE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WALKING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; BREATHING EXERCISES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; WALKING;

EID: 77956249624     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: 14770873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215510367558     Document Type: Article

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