The effect of obesity on dyspnea, 6 minute walk distance, walk work and workload in patients with COPD

H. Dogan Sahin (Istanbul, Turkey)

Source: International Congress 2017 – Extrapulmonary comorbidities in COPD
Session: Extrapulmonary comorbidities in COPD
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 692
Disease area: Airway diseases

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