Can we prognosticate the rehabilitation-induced improvement in exercise capacity in COPD patients?

E. Kortianou, M. Harikiopoulou, E. Theodorakopoulou, P. Kavoura, S. Dumitru, E. Tsarouxa, I. Arapis, E. Vey, A. Kokolios, E. Rekleiti, D. Bratis, A. Tselembis, N. Anagnostopoulou, M. Toumbis, E. Kosmas (Athens, Lamia, Greece)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Are outcome measures useful to predict success in rehabilitation and the care of patients with chronic respiratory disease
Disease area: Airway diseases

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E. Kortianou, M. Harikiopoulou, E. Theodorakopoulou, P. Kavoura, S. Dumitru, E. Tsarouxa, I. Arapis, E. Vey, A. Kokolios, E. Rekleiti, D. Bratis, A. Tselembis, N. Anagnostopoulou, M. Toumbis, E. Kosmas (Athens, Lamia, Greece). Can we prognosticate the rehabilitation-induced improvement in exercise capacity in COPD patients?. Eur Respir J 2009; 34: Suppl. 53, 568

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