Reduced submaximal exercise performance in COPD patients at moderate altitude (2590m)

M. Furian, S. E. Hartmann, T. D Latshang, D. Flueck, S. D. Segitz, C. Murer, P. Scheiwiler, S. Mueller-Mottet, S. Ulrich, M. Kohler, M. J. Poulin, K. E. Bloch (Zurich, Switzerland; Calgary, Canada)

Source: International Congress 2014 – Clinical exercise physiology in health and COPD
Session: Clinical exercise physiology in health and COPD
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2102
Disease area: Airway diseases

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M. Furian, S. E. Hartmann, T. D Latshang, D. Flueck, S. D. Segitz, C. Murer, P. Scheiwiler, S. Mueller-Mottet, S. Ulrich, M. Kohler, M. J. Poulin, K. E. Bloch (Zurich, Switzerland; Calgary, Canada). Reduced submaximal exercise performance in COPD patients at moderate altitude (2590m). Eur Respir J 2014; 44: Suppl. 58, 2102

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