The usefulness of pedometry in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Bertici, Nicoleta ^a   Fira Mlǎdinescu, Ovidiu ^a   Oancea, Cristian ^a   Tudorache, Voicu ^a  

^a VICTOR BABES UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

COPD; Daily physical activity; Effort tolerance; Pulmonary rehabilitation; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEDOMETRY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; WALKING;

EID: 84876579626     PISSN: 1828695X     EISSN: 20496958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2049-6958-8-7     Document Type: Article

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