Journal article
Meta-analysis of respiratory rehabilitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Respiratory rehabilitation is increasingly recognised as an important part of the management of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The widespread application of such programmes should be preceded by evidence of directly attributable improvements in function. We assessed the effect of respiratory rehabilitation on exercise capacity and health-related quality of life (HRQL) in patients with COPD.
METHODS: We …
Authors
Lacasse Y; Wong E; Guyatt GH; King D; Cook DJ; Goldstein RS
Journal
The Lancet, Vol. 348, No. 9035, pp. 1115–1119
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
October 1996
DOI
10.1016/s0140-6736(96)04201-8
ISSN
0140-6736