Physical frailty and pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD: a prospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: Frailty 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. OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of frailty among patients with stable COPD and e...

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Published in:Thorax
Main Authors: Maddocks, Matthew, Kon, Samantha S C, Canavan, Jane L, Jones, Sarah E, Nolan, Claire M, Labey, Alex, Polkey, Michael I, Man, William D-C
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2016
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5099190/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27293209
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2016-208460
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