Exploring the healthcare needs of patients with mild chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Pulmonary rehabilitation is a core component of the management of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), however, patients are not referred until they have advanced COPD. Nevertheless, it is unknown if patients with mild COPD are also symptomatic and experience restrictions in t...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor principal: Jácome, Cristina (author)
Outros Autores: Marques, Alda (author)
Formato: conferenceObject
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2020
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/27723
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/27723
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Resumo:Pulmonary rehabilitation is a core component of the management of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), however, patients are not referred until they have advanced COPD. Nevertheless, it is unknown if patients with mild COPD are also symptomatic and experience restrictions in their daily life.