What is the Role of Rehabilitation in COPD?

This chapter contains section titled: What are the basic elements in pulmonary rehabilitation? Which patients should be included in pulmonary rehabilitation? In what setting can we organize rehabilitation? What are the short-term effects of pulmonary rehabilitation? What are the long-term effects? What are the essential components of pulmonary rehabilitation? What are the effects of pulmonary rehabilitation on health-care costs and survival? What are the conclusive effects of rehabilitation and what questions remain?