An increase in steps per day 6 weeks after pulmonary rehabilitation of COPD patients correlates with an improvement in quality of life

K. Schultz (Bad Reichenhall, Germany), M. Limbach (Bad Reichenhall, Germany), M. Schuler (Würzburg, Germany), J. Carl (Erlangen, Germany), K. Pfeifer (Erlangen, Germany), W. Geidl (Erlangen, Germany)

Source: Virtual Congress 2020 – Optimising the benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation
Session: Optimising the benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation
Session type: E-poster session
Number: 889
Disease area: Airway diseases

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