Hand muscle strength in COPD: A population based study

V. Johansson, C. Stridsman, J. Röding, A. Lindberg (Luleå, Umeå, Sweden)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Comorbidities and respiratory disease and late-breaking abstracts
Session: Comorbidities and respiratory disease and late-breaking abstracts
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 3446
Disease area: Airway diseases

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V. Johansson, C. Stridsman, J. Röding, A. Lindberg (Luleå, Umeå, Sweden). Hand muscle strength in COPD: A population based study. Eur Respir J 2013; 42: Suppl. 57, 3446

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