Effect of travelling to 2590m on 6-minute walk distance, blood gases and symptoms of acute mountain sickness in COPD patients

T. D. Latshang, M. Furian, D. Flück, S. D. Segitz, C. Murer, P. Scheiwiller, S. Mueller-Mottet, B. Osmonov, S. M. Kueest, A. Steiner, S. Ulrich, T. Rothe, S. E. Hartmann, M. J. Poulin, M. Kohler, K. E. Bloch (Zurich, Davos Clavadel, Switzerland; Calgary, Canada; Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan)

Source: International Congress 2014 – COPD: points to ponder
Session: COPD: points to ponder
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3630
Disease area: Airway diseases

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T. D. Latshang, M. Furian, D. Flück, S. D. Segitz, C. Murer, P. Scheiwiller, S. Mueller-Mottet, B. Osmonov, S. M. Kueest, A. Steiner, S. Ulrich, T. Rothe, S. E. Hartmann, M. J. Poulin, M. Kohler, K. E. Bloch (Zurich, Davos Clavadel, Switzerland; Calgary, Canada; Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan). Effect of travelling to 2590m on 6-minute walk distance, blood gases and symptoms of acute mountain sickness in COPD patients. Eur Respir J 2014; 44: Suppl. 58, 3630

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