Rehabilitation in COPD Patients
with Acute Exacerbations

By Vanessa S. Probst
Acta Biomedica Lovaniensia, No. 353
December 2005
Leuven University Press
ISBN: 9058675173
178 pages, Illustrated, 6 ¼” x 9 ½”
$99.50 Paper Original

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Contents include:

Acknowledgments
List of abbreviations
Chapter 1. General introduction and rationale
1.1. General introduction
1.2. COPD as a chronic progressive disease
1.3. Rehabilitation in patients with COPD: can it be applied during acute exacerbation?
1.4. Aims and research questions
1.5. References
Chapter 2. Long-term decline in functional status is related to hospitalizations in COPD
2.1. Abstract
2.2. Introduction
2.3. Material and Methods
2.4. Results
2.5. Discussion
2.6. References
Chapter 3. Physical activity and hospitalization for exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
3.1. Abstract
3.2. Introduction
3.3. Material and Methods
3.4. Results
3.5. Discussion
3.6. References
Chapter 4. Cardiopulmonary stress during exercise training in patients with COPD
4.1. Abstract
4.2. Introduction
4.3. Material and Methods
4.4. Results
4.5. Discussion
4.6. References
Chapter 5. Effetcs of resistance training during hospitalization due to acute exacerbation of COPD
5.1. Abstract
5.2. Introduction
5.3. Material and Methods
5.4. Results
5.5. Discussion
5.6. References
Chapter 6. Mechanisms of improvement in exercise capacity using a rollator in COPD
6.1. Abstract
6.2. Introduction
6.3. Material and Methods
6.4. Results
6.5. Discussion
6.6. References
Chapter 7. Summary, general discussion and conclusion and future directions
7.1. Summary of the present findings and general discussion
7.2. Limitations
7.3. General conclusions
7.4. Future directions
7.5. References
Appositions
Curriculum vitae
List of publications

Medicine

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