Waist to thigh ratio as a predictor of physical activity in COPD patients

Lamprini Tina (Sparta, Greece), Lamprini Tina, NIkolaos Konstas, Panagiotis Andriopoulos

Source: International Congress 2015 – Non-inflammatory monitoring of airway diseases
Session: Non-inflammatory monitoring of airway diseases
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2534
Disease area: Airway diseases

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Lamprini Tina (Sparta, Greece), Lamprini Tina, NIkolaos Konstas, Panagiotis Andriopoulos. Waist to thigh ratio as a predictor of physical activity in COPD patients. Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, 2534

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