Estimated steps from motion detectors worn at the wrist, waist and ankle in COPD patients

A. Chakraborty, R. ZuWallack, B. Lahiri (Farmington, Hartford, United States Of America)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - The best posters on physical inactivity, muscle dysfunction and exercise intolerance
Session: The best posters on physical inactivity, muscle dysfunction and exercise intolerance
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 4758
Disease area: Airway diseases

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