Community pulmonary rehabilitation after hospitalisation for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Randomised controlled study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 329, Issue 7476, 2004, Pages 1209-1211

  Man, William D C ^a   Polkey, Michael I ^c   Donaldson, Nora ^a   Gray, Barry J ^a   Moxham, John ^a,b  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Respiratory Medicine ^*

^c ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; CYCLING; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DYSPNEA; EVALUATION; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE TRAINING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY REHABILITATION PROGRAM; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 9244255243     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.38258.662720.3A     Document Type: Article

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