Clinical and cost-effectiveness of pulmonary rehabilitation for people with post-tuberculosis lung disease in Kyrgyzstan: A Single-blind Randomized Controlled Trial
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Authors
- A Alymbekova
- Michael Steiner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0127-0614)
- Aijan Taalaibekova
- Syimyk Azizbekov
- Aigul Ozonova
- Dominic Malcolm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5898-2911)
- Nurdin Shakiev
- Azamat Akylbekov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5761-399X)
- Kamila Magdieva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8534-2765)
- Gulzada Mirzalieva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7507-1570)
- Kaldygul Akhatovna Dushimbekova
- Aidai Erkinbaeva
- Andy Barton
- Mark W Orme
- Sally J Singh
- Talant Sooronbaev
- Matthew Richardson
- Uulzhan Bekbolsunova
- Maamed Mademilov
- Jesse A Matheson
Institutions
- Kyrgyz State Medical Academy (KG)
- Loughborough University (GB)
- University of Leicester (GB)
- Loughborough College (GB)
- University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (GB)
- National Center of Cardiology and Internal Medicine (KG)
- NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
- University of Sheffield (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of the American Thoracic Society
- Published
- 2026-03-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/annalsats/aaoag062
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00