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Respiratory rehabilitation in the elderly patient

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 November 2008

Martin J Connolly
Martin J Connolly*
Affiliation:
Senior Lecturer in Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Manchester, UK
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Martin J Connolly, Robert Barnes Medical Unit, Barnes Hospital, Kingsway, Cheadle, Cheshire SK8 2NY, UK.
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Rehabilitation
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Reviews in Clinical Gerontology , Volume 3 , Issue 3 , August 1993 , pp. 281 - 294
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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