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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Main Authors: Marcel A Baltzan, Hany Kamel, Arlene Alter, Michael Rotaple, Norman Wolkove
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2004-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2004/632153