Obesity in COPD: The effect of water-based exercise

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1737-1739

  McNamara, Renae J ^a,b   McKeough, Zoe J ^a   McKenzie, David K ^b   Alison, Jennifer A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY QUESTIONNAIRE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPNEA; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; WATER BASED EXERCISE;

AGED; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SWIMMING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84890055827     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00103613     Document Type: Letter

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