COPD and asthma patients: what can they expect of high altitude residences?

G. Menz (Davos, Switzerland)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Man at altitude: benefits and risks of pre-existing respiratory impairment due to various diseases
Disease area: Airway diseases

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