Risk of severe exacerbations in COPD patients associates with mass of intercostal and abdominal muscles: a CT scan study

R. Güerri, A. Gayete, E. Balcells, A. Ramírez-Sarmiento, I. Vollmer, C. Coronell, J. Gea, M. Orozco-Levi (Barcelona, Spain)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Respiratory muscles
Session: Respiratory muscles
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 2143
Disease area: Airway diseases

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