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Effects of a cardiopulmonary rehabilitation programme on submaximal exercise in Tunisian patients with long-COVID19: A randomized clinical trial

Rania Kaddoussi
1
,
Hadhemi Rejeb
2
,
Amine Kalai
3
,
Eya Zaara
1
,
Naceur Rouetbi
1
,
Zohra Ben Salah Frih
3
,
Piotr Zmijewski
4
,
Helmi Ben Saad
5, 6, 7

1.
Department of Pneumology, Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia
2.
Ibn Nafiss department of Pneumology, Abdelrahman Mami hospital, Ariana, Tunisia
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Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia
4.
Jozef Pilsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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Heart Failure (LR12SP09) Research Laboratory, Farhat HACHED Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia
6.
Laboratory of Physiology. Faculty of Medicine of Sousse. University of Sousse, Sousse Tunisia
7.
Department of Physiology and Functional Exploration. Farhat HACHED Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia
Biol Sport. 2024;41(4):197–217
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2024.139072
Online publish date: 2024/04/25
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