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Differences in physical activity according to mMRC grade in patients with COPD

BACKGROUND: Physical activity (PA) is impaired from the early stages of COPD, is associated with a worsening of disease prognosis, and causes COPD patients to restrict their daily activities in order to avoid breathlessness. The development of a simple tool to estimate physical activity level (PAL)...

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Autores principales: Hayata, Atsushi, Minakata, Yoshiaki, Matsunaga, Kazuto, Nakanishi, Masanori, Yamamoto, Nobuyuki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5028078/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27695306
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S109694