Body composition methods in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

A. Schwappach, C. Bolton, D. Shale, B. Hope-Gill (Cardiff, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Clinical aspects of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Session: Clinical aspects of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3431
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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A. Schwappach, C. Bolton, D. Shale, B. Hope-Gill (Cardiff, United Kingdom). Body composition methods in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Eur Respir J 2007; 30: Suppl. 51, 3431

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