TY - JOUR T1 - Benefits of early pulmonary rehabilitation following acute exacerbation of COPD JF - Thorax JO - Thorax SP - 233 LP - 233 DO - 10.1136/thx.2004.la0137 VL - 60 IS - 3 AU - A Jain Y1 - 2005/03/01 UR - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/60/3/233.abstract N2 - ▴ Man W D-C, Polkey MI, Donaldson N, et al. Community pulmonary rehabilitation after hospitalisation for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: randomised controlled study. BMJ2004;329:1209–11OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) results in significant improvements to quality of life and both functional and maximum exercise capacity in patients with stable COPD. In this study the benefits of an early outpatient PR programme were compared with usual care at 3 months following hospital admission for acute exacerbation of COPD. 42 patients … ER -