Physical frailty and pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD: a prospective cohort study
Physical frailty and pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD: a prospective cohort study
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England: BMJ Publishing Group LTD
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English
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England: BMJ Publishing Group LTD
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BackgroundFrailty is an important clinical syndrome that is consistently associated with adverse outcomes in older people. The relevance of frailty to chronic respiratory disease and its management is unknown.ObjectivesTo determine the prevalence of frailty among patients with stable COPD and examine whether frailty affects completion and outcomes...
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Physical frailty and pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD: a prospective cohort study
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5099190
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5099190
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0040-6376
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1468-3296
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10.1136/thoraxjnl-2016-208460
