Investigation of the prevalence of undiagnosed airflow obstruction in symptomatic subjects attending a large physiotherapy department

H. Fisher, N. Murphy, F. O‘Connell, J. Gormley (Dublin, Ireland)

Source: Annual Congress 2005 - Physiotherapy techniques: from evaluation to rehabilitation
Session: Physiotherapy techniques: from evaluation to rehabilitation
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1168
Disease area: Airway diseases

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