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Journal of Clinical and
Translational Research Physical exercise on COPD

5. Conclusion Consent for publication

Although studies showed that physical exercise is effective Not applicable.
in improving the functional capacity of patients with COPD,
the results were influenced by several factors, including the Availability of data
type of exercise, the intensity of the program, the duration Not applicable.
of the training, and patient adherence. Improvements
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