Impact of body mass index (BMI) on outcomes of a specific pulmonary rehabilitation programme (PRP) for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Virginia Almadana Pacheco (Sevilla, Spain), Virginia Almadana Pacheco, Natalia Fouz Rosón, Ana Miriam Muñiz Rodríguez, Cristina Benito Bernáldez, Agustín Valido Morales, Teodoro Montemayor Rubio

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: 2222
Disease area: Airway diseases

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