Outcomes of pulmonary rehabilitation for COPD in the elderly: A comparative study

Abirami Subramaniam (Dublin, Ireland), Abirami Subramaniam, Padraic McCarthy, Mohamed Elshafi, Bernadette Bowen, Michael Henry

Source: International Congress 2015 – Functional capacity, exercise and pulmonary rehabilitation in chronic lung diseases
Session: Functional capacity, exercise and pulmonary rehabilitation in chronic lung diseases
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2216
Disease area: Airway diseases

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