The role of sustained physical inactivity in the progression of exercise intolerance and muscle depletion in COPD

Benjamin Waschki (Hamburg, Germany), Benjamin Waschki, Anne Kirsten, Olaf Holz, Kai-Christian Müller, Miriam Schaper, Anna-Lena Sack, Thorsten Meyer, Klaus Rabe, Helgo Magnussen, Henrik Watz

Source: International Congress 2015 – Best abstracts in physical activity in chronic lung diseases
Session: Best abstracts in physical activity in chronic lung diseases
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 3550
Disease area: Airway diseases

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Benjamin Waschki (Hamburg, Germany), Benjamin Waschki, Anne Kirsten, Olaf Holz, Kai-Christian Müller, Miriam Schaper, Anna-Lena Sack, Thorsten Meyer, Klaus Rabe, Helgo Magnussen, Henrik Watz. The role of sustained physical inactivity in the progression of exercise intolerance and muscle depletion in COPD. Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, 3550

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