The Minimal Important Difference in Physical Activity in Patients with COPD

Heleen Demeyer; Chris Burtin; Miek Hornikx; Carlos Augusto Camillo; Hans Van Remoortel; Daniel Langer; Wim Janssens; Thierry Troosters

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0154587

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The Minimal Important Difference in Physical Activity in Patients with COPD

Heleen Demeyer,

Affiliations KU Leuven-University of Leuven, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium, University Hospitals Leuven, Department of Respiratory Diseases, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium, Center for research in environmental epidemiology (CREAL), Barcelona, Spain
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Chris Burtin,

Affiliations KU Leuven-University of Leuven, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium, Rehabilitation Research Centre, Biomedical Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium
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Miek Hornikx,

Affiliations KU Leuven-University of Leuven, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium, University Hospitals Leuven, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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Carlos Augusto Camillo,

Affiliations KU Leuven-University of Leuven, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium, University Hospitals Leuven, Department of Respiratory Diseases, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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Hans Van Remoortel,

Affiliations KU Leuven-University of Leuven, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium, University Hospitals Leuven, Department of Respiratory Diseases, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium, Red Cross Flanders, Centre for Evidence-Based Practice, Mechelen, Belgium
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Daniel Langer,

Affiliations KU Leuven-University of Leuven, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium, University Hospitals Leuven, Department of Respiratory Diseases, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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Wim Janssens,

Affiliation University Hospitals Leuven, Department of Respiratory Diseases, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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Thierry Troosters

* E-mail: thierry.troosters@med.kuleuven.be

Affiliations KU Leuven-University of Leuven, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium, University Hospitals Leuven, Department of Respiratory Diseases, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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The Minimal Important Difference in Physical Activity in Patients with COPD

Heleen Demeyer,
Chris Burtin,
Miek Hornikx,
Carlos Augusto Camillo,
Hans Van Remoortel,
Daniel Langer,
Wim Janssens,
Thierry Troosters

Published: April 28, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0154587

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