Effects of bronchodilators on subdivisions of lung and chest wall volume in COPD

A. Aliverti, R. Dellacà, N. Stevenson, A. Pedotti, A. Lo Mauro, P. M. A. Calverley (Milan, Italy; Liverpool, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2002 - Lung mechanics: from laboratory to bedside
Session: Lung mechanics: from laboratory to bedside
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 190
Disease area: Airway diseases

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