Physiotherapy
Volume 96, Issue 2 , Pages 108-119 , June 2010

The impact of home-based physiotherapy interventions on breathlessness during activities of daily living in severe COPD: A systematic review

  • Martin J. Thomas

      Affiliations

    • University of Liverpool, Directorate of Physiotherapy, The Quadrangle, Brownlow Hill, Liverpool L69 3BG, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 0151 495 5491; fax: +44 0151 794 5740.
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  • Janet Simpson

      Affiliations

    • University of Liverpool, Directorate of Physiotherapy, The Quadrangle, Brownlow Hill, Liverpool L69 3BG, UK
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  • Richard Riley

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Medical Statistics and Health Evaluation, School of Health Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GS, UK
    • ,
  • Emily Grant

      Affiliations

    • University of Liverpool, Directorate of Physiotherapy, The Quadrangle, Brownlow Hill, Liverpool L69 3BG, UK

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doi: 10.1016/j.physio.2009.09.006

Physiotherapy
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