The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 29, Issue 5 , Pages 497-503 , May 2010

Exercise training after lung transplantation: A systematic review

  • Lisa Wickerson, BScPT

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Services, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Respiratory Medicine, West Park Healthcare Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Lisa Wickerson, Department of Rehabilitation Services, University Health Network, 200 Elizabeth St, Toronto, ON M5G 2C4. Telephone: 416 340 3800 ext 3982. Fax: 416 977 1467
    • ,
  • Sunita Mathur, BScPT, MSc, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Services, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Dina Brooks, BScPT, MSc, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Services, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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PII: S1053-2498(09)01529-0

doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2009.12.008

The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 29, Issue 5 , Pages 497-503 , May 2010

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