Effects of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAHI)

F. Fontoura, J. Florian, F. Spilimbergo, G. Watte, E. Rode, G. Meyer (Porto Alegre, Brazil)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –The latest insights in pulmonary rehabilitation (part 2)
Session: The latest insights in pulmonary rehabilitation (part 2)
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2241
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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F. Fontoura, J. Florian, F. Spilimbergo, G. Watte, E. Rode, G. Meyer (Porto Alegre, Brazil). Effects of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAHI). Eur Respir J 2013; 42: Suppl. 57, 2241

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