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Pages 119-121 (January 2008)
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Vol. 44. Issue 3.
Pages 119-121 (January 2008)
Editorial
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Pulmonary Rehabilitation Should Be Prescribed in the Same Way Medications Are Prescribed
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Alba Ramírez-Sarmientoa,b, Mauricio Orozco-Levia,b,
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Correspondence: Dr M. Orozco-Levi Servei de Pneumologia, Hospital del Mar Pg. Marítim, 25 08003 Barcelona, Spain
a Unitat de Recerca en Múscul i Aparell Respiratori (URMAR), Institut Municipal d'Investigació Mèdica (IMIM), CEXS-Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Servei de Pneumologia, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain
b Visiting researcher, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
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