The impact of obesity on walking and cycling performance and response to pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>We examined the influence of overweight and obesity on pulmonary function, exercise tolerance, quality of life and response to pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>261 patients with COPD wer...

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Main Authors: Bourbeau Jean, Breton Marie-Josée, Bernard Sarah, Laviolette Louis, Sava Francesco, Maltais François
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-11-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2466/10/55