Do supervised weekly exercise programs maintain functional exercise capacity and quality of life, twelve months after pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD?

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Pulmonary rehabilitation programs have been shown to increase functional exercise capacity and quality of life in COPD patients. However, following the completion of pulmonary rehabilitation the benefits begin to decline unless the p...

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Main Authors: Alison Jennifer A, Spencer Lissa M, McKeough Zoe J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-05-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2466/7/7