TY - JOUR T1 - A pilot study of pulmonary rehabilitation in primary care. JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 567 LP - 568 VL - 52 IS - 480 AU - Rupert C M Jones AU - Shirley Copper AU - Oksana Riley AU - Frank Dobbs Y1 - 2002/07/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/52/480/567.abstract N2 - Pulmonary rehabilitation is an effective intervention for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It is usually available only through selected hospitals. A pilot study was undertaken to see if pulmonary rehabilitation performed by the primary health care team in one practice was feasible. Fourteen patients were recruited; 13 completed the programme and one year of follow-up. The programme was well received by patients and staff. There were not enough suitable patients among a practice list of 10,500 to justify the running of this programme for a single practice; one primary care group would suffice ER -