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The Reconditioning Exercise and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Trial II (REACT II): rationale and study design for a clinical trial of physical activity among individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Contemporary clinical trials - 1 Apr 2006
Foy Capri G, Wickley Katie L, Adair Norman, Lang Wei, Miller Michael E, Rejeski W Jack, Woodard C Mark, Berry Michael J
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the fourth leading cause of mortality in the United States. In addition, persons with COPD are at risk for lower levels of physical activity, leading to further morbidity and mortality. Several studies have demonstrated that long-term exercise therapy confers benefits upon physical functioning among patients with COPD, and some studies indicate that embedding...
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