A number needed to treat study on the effects of pulmonary rehabilitation on exercise capacity in patients with COPD

T. Cappelletti, C. Incorvaia, F. Paterniti, L. Pessina, R. Caligiuri, C. Pravettoni, F. Di Marco, G. G. Riario-Sforza, S. Centanni (Milan, Italy)

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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