Spirometry quality in patients with COPD exacerbation, related to the “frequent exacerbator” phenotype

I. Strambu, D. Ionita, I. Stoicescu, M. Burecu, D. Dospinoiu, C. Nita, A. Croitoru, F. Cojocaru (Bucharest, Romania)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Reference, reliability and risk: advances in lung function
Session: Reference, reliability and risk: advances in lung function
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 1792
Disease area: Airway diseases

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