Outcome of pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD patients with severely impaired health status.

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Published in Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis on December 01, 2011

Authors

Dirk van Ranst1, Henk Otten, Jan Willem Meijer, Alex J van 't Hul

Author Affiliations

1: Revant, Pulmonary Rehabilitation Center Schoondonck, Breda, The Netherlands. d.vanranst@revant.nl

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