Annual Congress Glasgow 2004

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: Suppl. 48, abstract number.

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Postgraduate Course
Chairs: T. Welte (Magdeburg, Germany), G. Massard (Strasbourg, France)

Severe COPD: assessment of impairment, quality of life and burden on health care resources P. Jones (London, United Kingdom)
Management of the COPD patient with chronic respiratory insufficiency: long-term oxygen therapy, invasive and non-invasive ventilation and other approaches M. W. Elliott (Leeds, United Kingdom)
Indications for and results of surgical intervention in COPD: lung volume reduction surgery and lung transplantation A. Boehler (Zurich, Switzerland)
Rehabilitation and respiratory muscle dysfunction E. F. M. Wouters (Maastricht, The Netherlands)