Abstract
Pulmonary rehabilitation is a complex intervention with growing evidence, effective and without side effects, which led to a wide acceptance in the last years. Its history is young, in the 1960s and 1970s clinicians started to establish a comprehensive program for pulmonary patients. This article is a very subjective and brief description of the history of pulmonary rehabilitation and an attempt to picture the status quo 2015 in Austria.
Translated title of the contribution | History of pulmonary rehabilitation and status quo in Austria |
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Original language | German |
Pages (from-to) | 545-548 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Pneumologie |
Volume | 69 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 07 Sept 2015 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine