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

BACKGROUND: We examined the influence of overweight and obesity on pulmonary function, exercise tolerance, quality of life and response to pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD. METHODS: 261 patients with COPD were divided into three groups: normal body mass index (BMI), overweight and obese. Baseline an...

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Main Authors: Sava, Francesco, Laviolette, Louis, Bernard, Sarah, Breton, Marie-Josée, Bourbeau, Jean, Maltais, François
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2010
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2987952/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21054892
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2466-10-55
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