The Effects of Preoperative Short-term Intense Physical Therapy in Lung Cancer Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial


Pehlivan E., Turna A., Gurses A., Gurses H. N.

ANNALS OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, cilt.17, sa.5, ss.461-468, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

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Background: We planned to investigate the effect of preoperative short period intensive physical therapy on lung functions, gas-exchange, and capacity of diffusion, and ventilation-perfusion distribution of patients with non-small cell lung cancer.