Abstract
Patients with chronic airflow limitation have reduced exercise tolerance when walking due to breathlessness. Conventional treatment - for example, with β2 agonists or portable oxygen - leads to only modest improvement in exercise tolerance (roughly 10%). While walking is a relatively efficient means of propulsion, cycling is considerably better. We have investigated cycling in patients with severe chronic airflow limitation.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1184 |
| Journal | Bmj |
| Volume | 286 |
| Issue number | 6372 |
| Publication status | Published - 1983 |