The Effects of a Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programme on Functional Capacity and Strength of Respiratory Muscles in Patients with Post-COVID Syndrome

The Effects of a Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programme on Functional Capacity and Strength of Respiratory Muscles in Patients with Post-COVID Syndrome

Slovenian Journal of Public Health

Volume 63 (2024): Issue 3 (September 2024)

By:

Lana Vranić, Zrinka Biloglav

, Petar Medaković

, Jasminka Talapko

and Ivana Škrlec

Open Access

|Jun 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjph-2024-0017 | Journal eISSN: 1854-2476 | Journal ISSN: 0351-0026

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Language: English

Page range: 123 - 131

Submitted on: Sep 28, 2023

Accepted on: Apr 23, 2024

Published on: Jun 14, 2024

Published by: National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Publication frequency: 4 times per year

Keywords:

Dyspnea,

Post-COVID syndrome,

Pulmonary function tests,

Pulmonary rehabilitation,

Respiratory muscle strength

Related subjects:

Medicine,

Clinical medicine,

Hygiene and environmental medicine

© 2024 Lana Vranić, Zrinka Biloglav, Petar Medaković, Jasminka Talapko, Ivana Škrlec, published by National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia
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