Pulmonary Rehabilitation Improves Functional Capacity in Patients 80 Years of Age or Older
OBJECTIVES: There is limited evidence that pulmonary rehabilitation improves exercise capacity in older patients with chronic respiratory disease. The objective of the present study was to determine whether patients 80 years of age or older gain similar benefits from pulmonary rehabilitation as do y...
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| author | Marcel A Baltzan Hany Kamel Arlene Alter Michael Rotaple Norman Wolkove |
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| description | OBJECTIVES: There is limited evidence that pulmonary rehabilitation improves exercise capacity in older patients with chronic respiratory disease. The objective of the present study was to determine whether patients 80 years of age or older gain similar benefits from pulmonary rehabilitation as do younger patients. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9a5dfa521d604a93b5aea7ebb7db74f02025-08-20T02:20:13ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412004-01-0111640741310.1155/2004/632153Pulmonary Rehabilitation Improves Functional Capacity in Patients 80 Years of Age or OlderMarcel A BaltzanHany KamelArlene AlterMichael RotapleNorman WolkoveOBJECTIVES: There is limited evidence that pulmonary rehabilitation improves exercise capacity in older patients with chronic respiratory disease. The objective of the present study was to determine whether patients 80 years of age or older gain similar benefits from pulmonary rehabilitation as do younger patients.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2004/632153 |
| spellingShingle | Marcel A Baltzan Hany Kamel Arlene Alter Michael Rotaple Norman Wolkove Pulmonary Rehabilitation Improves Functional Capacity in Patients 80 Years of Age or Older Canadian Respiratory Journal |
| title | Pulmonary Rehabilitation Improves Functional Capacity in Patients 80 Years of Age or Older |
| title_full | Pulmonary Rehabilitation Improves Functional Capacity in Patients 80 Years of Age or Older |
| title_fullStr | Pulmonary Rehabilitation Improves Functional Capacity in Patients 80 Years of Age or Older |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pulmonary Rehabilitation Improves Functional Capacity in Patients 80 Years of Age or Older |
| title_short | Pulmonary Rehabilitation Improves Functional Capacity in Patients 80 Years of Age or Older |
| title_sort | pulmonary rehabilitation improves functional capacity in patients 80 years of age or older |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2004/632153 |
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