The lower the body weight for COPD patients, the more effective is pulmonary rehabilitation?

Respirology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 187-189

  Ko, Fanny W S ^a   Hui, David S C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

body mass index; body weight; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; pulmonary rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EDITORIAL; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

BODY WEIGHT; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 79551569574     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2010.01887.x     Document Type: Editorial

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