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Physical frailty and pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD: a prospective cohort study.
Thorax - 1 Nov 2016
Maddocks Matthew, Kon Samantha S C, Canavan Jane L, Jones Sarah E, Nolan Claire M, Labey Alex, Polkey Michael I, Man William D-C
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BACKGROUND: Frailty is an important clinical syndrome that is consistently associated with adverse outcomes in older people. The relevance of frailty to chronic respiratory disease and its management is unknown. OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of frailty among patients with stable COPD and examine whether frailty affects completion and outcomes of pulmonary rehabilitation. METHODS: 816 outpatients with...
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