Six minute walk test in COPD – Comparison with spirometry

R. Parameswari, B. Thomas, S. Parackal, D. Paul, V. Kummannoor Pillai (Kottayam, India)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Innovations in the assessment of airway diseases
Session: Innovations in the assessment of airway diseases
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 4612
Disease area: Airway diseases

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R. Parameswari, B. Thomas, S. Parackal, D. Paul, V. Kummannoor Pillai (Kottayam, India). Six minute walk test in COPD – Comparison with spirometry. Eur Respir J 2010; 36: Suppl. 54, 4612

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