Air travel and COPD: A new algorithm for pre-flight evaluation

A. Edvardsen, A. Akerø, C.C. Christensen, M. Ryg, O.H. Skjønsberg (Hakadal, Oslo, Norway)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - COPD: epidemiology and varia
Session: COPD: epidemiology and varia
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3447
Disease area: Airway diseases

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