Quadriceps force and 6-minute walking distance before and after lung transplantation

G. Maury, T. Troosters, G. Verleden, L. Dupont, R. Gosselink, M. Decramer (Yvoir, Leuven, Belgium)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Pulmonary rehabilitation and skeletal muscles, COPD and non-COPD
Session: Pulmonary rehabilitation and skeletal muscles, COPD and non-COPD
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 3678
Disease area: Airway diseases

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