• Five-year follow-up of a one-year self-management program for patients with COPD 

      Lomundal, Borghild Kristin; Steinsbekk, Aslak (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      Objective: Investigate long-term effects 4 years after the end of a 1-year self-management program (SMP) with 30 hours of education and 16 hours of physical activity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...
    • Long-term therapy in COPD: Any evidence of adverse effect on bone? 

      Langhammer, Arnulf; Forsmo, Siri; Syversen, Unni (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009)
      Patients with COPD have high risk for osteoporosis and fractures. Hip and vertebral fractures might impair mobility, and vertebral fractures further reduce lung function. This review discusses the evidence of bone loss due ...