Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Pulmonary Rehabilitation, edited by Claudio F. Donner, Nicolino Ambrosino and Roger Goldstein (Hodder Arnold), is a comprehensive reference on rehabilitation programmes for patients with chronic respiratory diseases such as COPD. It places pulmonary rehabilitation within the wider context of respiratory disease and its global health burden. Part one reviews the evidence behind rehabilitation programmes, new trends, socio-economic implications and the scientific basis of the techniques used. Part two guides the reader on assessing patients for rehabilitation and its cost implications, and the final part covers the practical problems of delivering pulmonary rehabilitation. With contributors from many countries comparing practice worldwide, it is valuable for pulmonologists, physiotherapists, respiratory therapists and rehabilitation teams.