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

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

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