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A prospective multicentric study of pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and different clinical phenotypes.
Respiration; international review of thoracic diseases - 1 Jan 2015
Ambrosino Nicolino, Venturelli Elena, de Blasio Francesco, Paggiaro Pierluigi, Pasqua Franco, Vitacca Michele, Vagheggini Guido, Clini Enrico M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Recently, it has been proposed that different clinical phenotypes can be recognized in patients with chronic obstructive disease (COPD), namely predominant airway disease or parenchymal destructive changes. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this prospective multicenter study was to evaluate whether these two phenotypes may influence outcomes following a pulmonary rehabilitation program (PRP). METHODS: We have...
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