Annual Congress Stockholm 2002

Saturday, 14.09.2002
Sunday, 15.09.2002
Monday, 16.09.2002
Tuesday, 17.09.2002
Wednesday, 18.09.2002

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: Suppl. 38, abstract number.

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Respiratory and peripheral muscle function in chronic illness

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Chairs: M. Connor (Dublin, Ireland), J. Bott (London, United Kingdom)

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Effects of an acute exacerbation requiring hospitalisation (AE) on lung function, muscle force and serum IGF-I levels in male patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) M. A. Spruit, R. Gosselink, T. Troosters, P. Bogaerts, G. Gayan-Ramirez, I. Coosemans, L. Herremans, M. Decramer (Leuven, Belgium)
Anabolic response during incremental and constant work rate exercise testing in COPD patients after an acute exacerbation (AE) T. Troosters, M. A. Spruit, M. Kok, A. Lambalk, P. Bogaerts, R. Gosselink, G. Gayan-Ramirez, D. Marc (Leuven, Belgium)
Repeatability of three different ways of measuring muscular efficiency in patients with COPD G. D. Reinsma, N. H. T. ten Hacken, C. P. van der Schans (Groningen, The Netherlands; Groningen)
Chest pain and reduced respiratory muscle strength in patients with primary fibromyalgia G. Sahin, B. Ulubas, O. B. Cimen, S. Ozişik, C. Erdogan (Mersin, Turkey)
Effects of chronic renal failure on respiratory muscle strength and endurance on hemodialys patients A. T. Borges, E. S. Aquino, F. C. P. Ferreira, M. D. G. Rodrigues-Machado, G. L. L. Machado-Coelho (BH, Ouro Preto, Brazil; BH)
Respiratory muscle activity during histamine-induced airflow limitation in pre-school children E. J. W. Maarsingh, L. A. Van Eykern, A. B. Sprikkelman, R. W. Griffioen, M. O. Hoekstra, W. M. C. Van Aalderen (Amsterdam, Groningen, The Netherlands)
Inter-test reliability for non-invasive measures of respiratory muscle function L. M. Romer, A. K. McConnell (Birmingham, London, United Kingdom)