Pulmonary rehabilitation after exacerbation of bronchiectasis: a pilot randomized controlled trial
Abstract Background Pulmonary rehabilitation improves exercise capacity and reduces risk of future exacerbation in COPD when performed after an exacerbation. There have been no previous studies of post-exacerbation rehabilitation in bronchiectasis. Methods Parallel group randomized controlled trial...
Main Authors: | James D. Chalmers, Megan L. Crichton, Gill Brady, Simon Finch, Mike Lonergan, Thomas C. Fardon |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-05-01
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Series: | BMC Pulmonary Medicine |
Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-019-0856-0 |
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