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Respiratory rehabilitation after acute exacerbation of COPD may reduce risk for readmission and mortality – a systematic review

BACKGROUND: Acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) represent a major burden for patients and health care systems. Respiratory rehabilitation may improve prognosis in these patients by addressing relevant risk factors for exacerbations such as low exercise capacity. To st...

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Autores principales: Puhan, Milo A, Scharplatz, Madlaina, Troosters, Thierry, Steurer, Johann
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1164434/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15943867
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-6-54