Rehabilitation in COPD patients: Evergreen in pneumology and beyond

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 514-515

  Clini, E ^a   Ambrosino, N ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PISA   (Italy)

^c Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Weaning Center   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DYSPNEA; EARLY INTERVENTION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MUSCLE TRAINING; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; THERAPY EFFECT; TRACHEOSTOMY;

HUMANS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; PULMONARY MEDICINE;

EID: 80053072566     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00050811     Document Type: Editorial

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