A History of Pulmonary Rehabilitation: Back to the Future
Associate Chief, Pulmonary and Critical Care, St. Francis Hospital & Medical Center, Hartford, Stany Zjednoczone Professor of Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT 06032, USA
Adv. Respir. Med. 2009, 77(3), 298-301; https://doi.org/10.5603/ARM.27819
Submission received: 28 January 2009
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Revised: 23 April 2009
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Accepted: 23 April 2009
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Published: 23 April 2009
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Pulmonary rehabilitation is defined as “an evidence-based, multidisciplinary, and comprehensive intervention for patients with chronic respiratory diseases who are symptomatic and often have decreased daily life activities. Integrated into the individualized treatment of the patient, pulmonary rehabilitation is designed to reduce symptoms, optimize functional status, increase participation, and reduce health care costs through stabilizing or reversing systemic manifestations of the disease” [...]
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Chicago/Turabian StyleZuWallack, Richard. 2009. "A History of Pulmonary Rehabilitation: Back to the Future" Advances in Respiratory Medicine 77, no. 3: 298-301. https://doi.org/10.5603/ARM.27819
