## Abstract ## Objectives To examine the acceptability of fluoxetine in elderly depressed patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). ## Setting A university teaching hospital. ## Method Singleβblinded (open) study. One hundred and thirtyβseven outpatients (69 male) with sympto
Circuit training for elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a preliminary study
β Scribed by Kazuyuki Kamahara; Toshiaki Homma; Asuka Naito; Takeshi Matsumura; Mika Nakayama; Kennosuke Kadono; Sachiko Kai; Masaki Inoue; Hiroaki Satoh; Kiyohisa Sekizawa
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 69 KB
- Volume
- 39
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0167-4943
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