Correlações entre o índice BODE e variáveis máximas de esforço em pacientes com DPOC (Correlation between the BODE index and variables of maximal exercise capacity in patients with COPD)

Background: Both the BODE index and the peak rate of oxygen uptake (VO 2 peak), one of the variables of maximal exercise capacity, are predictors of morbidity and mortality in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, little is known about associations between the BODE ind...

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Main Authors: Cavalheri, Vinicius, Mantoani, L., Camillo, C., Pitta, F.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Associação Brasileira de Fisioterapia Cardiorrespiratoria e Fisioterapia em Terapia Intensiva 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40418