Gait parameters, balance and risk of falls in COPD: Cross sectional study

Kalyana Chakravarthy Bairapareddy (Manipal, India), Kalyana Chakravarthy Bairapareddy, Priyanka Jirange, K. Vaishali

Source: International Congress 2016 – Best abstracts on innovative outcomes and novel interventions in respiratory physiotherapy
Disease area: Airway diseases

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Kalyana Chakravarthy Bairapareddy (Manipal, India), Kalyana Chakravarthy Bairapareddy, Priyanka Jirange, K. Vaishali. Gait parameters, balance and risk of falls in COPD: Cross sectional study. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 4820

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