Managing skeletal muscle dysfunction in COPD

Thierry Troosters, Wim Janssens, Marc Decramer

Source: Eur Respir Monogr 2013; 59: 164-173
Journal Issue: COPD and Comorbidity
Disease area: Airway diseases

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