Using Telehealth Technology to Deliver Pulmonary Rehabilitation to Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Autor: Michael K Stickland, Tina Jourdain, Eric YL Wong, Wendy M Rodgers, Nicholas G Jendzjowsky, G Fred MacDonald
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Canadian Respiratory Journal, Vol 18, Iss 4, Pp 216-220 (2011)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1198-2241
DOI: 10.1155/2011/640865
Popis: BACKGROUND: Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is an effective therapeutic strategy to improve health outcomes in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); however, there is insufficient PR capacity to service all COPD patients, thus necessitating creative solutions to increase the availability of PR.
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