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Do people with mild COPD benefit from early pulmonary rehabilitation programmes?
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20486632     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
People with mild to moderate COPD usually receive information about their condition from GPs or practice nurses, while those with moderate to severe disease have access to pulmonary rehabilitation programmes. This article describes a pilot of a pre-pulmonary rehabilitation course that aimed to standardise information for people with mild disease.
Authors:
Ram Gulrajani
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Nursing times     Volume:  106     ISSN:  0954-7762     ISO Abbreviation:  Nurs Times     Publication Date:    2010 May 4-10
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-05-21     Completed Date:  2010-06-11     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0423236     Medline TA:  Nurs Times     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  16-7     Citation Subset:  N    
Affiliation:
West Essex PCT.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Humans
Patient Satisfaction
Program Evaluation
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / nursing*,  rehabilitation*
Questionnaires
Rehabilitation Nursing / methods*
Severity of Illness Index

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