Is occupational therapy (OT) really needed in pulmonary rehabilitation programmes (PRP)?

B. Balbi, M. Marchioni, D. Fiorenza, A. Balestrino, L. Bianchi, S. Nava, C. Rampulla, E. Dalla Toffola (Gussago, Pavia, Italy)

Source: Annual Congress 2005 - Management strategies in chronic failure
Session: Management strategies in chronic failure
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3432
Disease area: Airway diseases

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