Air Current Applied to the Face Improves Exercise Performance in Patients with COPD
Air Current Applied to the Face Improves Exercise Performance in Patients with COPD
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New York: Springer US
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English
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New York: Springer US
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Improving dyspnea and exercise performance are goals of COPD therapy. We tested the hypothesis that air current applied to the face would lessen dyspnea and improve exercise performance in moderate-severe COPD patients.
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We recruited 10 COPD patients (5 men, age 62 ± 6 years, FEV
1
0.93 ± 0.11 L (34 ± 3 % predicted), T...
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Air Current Applied to the Face Improves Exercise Performance in Patients with COPD
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4996349
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4996349
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0341-2040
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1432-1750
DOI
10.1007/s00408-015-9780-0
