F. De Blasio (Naples, Italy)
The Sensewear arm band yields valid and responsive measurements of energy expenditure in patients with COPD K. Hill, L. Woon, T. Dolmage, R. Goldstein, D. Brooks (Toronto, ON, Canada)
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Energy expenditure at rest and during walking test in COPD patients on long-term oxygen. Validation study of a body-monitoring device E. Crisafulli, V. Bortolotti, C. Beneventi, T. Bellantone, F. Prato, E. Eutropio, B. Beghè, L. M. Fabbri, S. Costi, E. M. Clini (Pavullo (MO), Modena, Italy)
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Validity and reproducability of a multisensor accelerometer at slow waslking speeds in COPD E. Wilcock, V. Cox, S. Singh (Coventry, Leicester, United Kingdom)
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Validation of a new method to analyse locomotion and postures in daily life with one sensor location at the lower back. R. Van Lummel, C. Terwee, S. Heikens, M. Zuidema, W. Zijlstra (The Hague, Amsterdam, Groningen, Netherlands)
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Progression of physical activities in daily life (AoDL) in COPD M. K. Breyer, R. Kohansal, O. C. Burghuber, S. Hartl (Vienna, Austria)
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Measurement of free living activity in patients with COPD following a pulmonary rehabilitation programme C. Dyer, N. Harris, C. Langley-Johnson, E. Jenkin, K. Gruffydd-Jones (Wiltshire, Bath, United Kingdom)
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Assessing changes in home activity after pulmonary rehabilitation P. Albert, P. Walker, V. Osman-Hicks, A. Hicks, P. Calverley (Liverpool, United Kingdom)
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Clinical assessment of the ²wealthy² wearable and wireless system for COPD patients‘ remote monitoring T. Vontetsianos, A. Rigopoulou, P. Giovas, D. Mpofos, A. Milsis, D. Oikonomidou (Athens, Greece)
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Immediate effects of thixotropy conditioning of inspiratory muscles on the 6-minute walk distance in COPD M. Izumizaki, M. Satake, H. Takahashi, K. Sugawara, T. Shioya, I. Homma (Tokyo, Akita, Japan)
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Reliability of chest wall mobility in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease S. Dal Corso, R. Rondelli, A. Oliveira, L. Marques, M. Domingues, C. Malaguti (São Paulo/São Paulo, Brazil)
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Combination of chest wall mobilization and respiratory muscle training in comprehensive pulmonary rehabilitation improves pulmonary function in patients with stable COPD T. Shioya, M. Satake, H. Takahashi, K. Sugawara, C. Kasai, N. Kiyokawa, T. Watanabe, S. Fujii (Akita, Japan)
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Intra-oral pressure during pursed-lip breathing in healthy subjects and patients with COPD Y. Sano, H. Kurosawa, Y. Tasaku, J. Ohishi, M. Kohzuki, W. Hida (Tokyo, Sendai, Japan)
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The effectiveness of a bronchial drainage technique (ELTGOL) in COPD exacerbations M. Kodric, G. Garuti, M. Colomban, B. Russi, R. Della Porta, M. Lusuardi, M. Confalonieri (Trieste, Reggio Emilia, Italy)
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A pilot study of high frequency chest wall oscillation therapy in COPD with mucus hypersecretion K. Chahal, G. Austin, D. W. Empey, I. Chakravorty (Stevenage, Herts, Hatfield, Herts, United Kingdom)
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Abdominal surgery in COPD: utility of IPPB with temporary expiratory pressure (T-PEP) on distribution of ventilation and gas-exchange P. Fazzi, R. Albertelli, G. Girolami, M. S. Derlin, M. Grana, F. Mosca, C. Giuntini (Pisa, Italy)
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Cough mechanical assistance in neuromuscular patients with respiratory failure: a retrospective evaluation G. Consalvi, C. Gradoli, M. E. Crapa, G. Ferrara, L. Casali (Terni, Italy)
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A bench study evaluation of demand oxygen delivery systems L. Achour, L. C. Molano, J. F. Muir, A. Cuvelier (Rouen, France)
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Oxygen conserving devices – potential for financial savings with improved quality of life? P. Murphie, S. Little, J. Gysin, P. Rafferty (Dumfries and Galloway, United Kingdom)
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Evaluating quality of non invasive ventilation (NIV): three year-experience with a monitoring system coupled with a portable ventilator C. Rabec, M. Georges, O. Reybet-Degat, M. Merati, F. Massin, A. Pavon, P. Camus (Dijon, France)
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Long-term investigation of material wear of polymeric tracheostomy tubes after clinical use G. Bjorling, S. Axelsson, U. B. Johansson, M. Lysdahl, A. Markstrom, R. Aune, C. Frostell, S. Karlsson (Stockholm, Sweden)
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