Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 32, Issue 2 , Pages 121-130 , March 2003

Comparison of oxygen consumption in performing daily activities between patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and a healthy population

,Accepted 5 December 2002.

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 Reprint requests: Chii Jeng, RN, DNSc, Associate Professor and Director, School of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu Hsing Street, Taipei, Taiwan 110, ROC.

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doi: 10.1067/mhl.2003.20

Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 32, Issue 2 , Pages 121-130 , March 2003