Determinants of impaired exercise capacity in mild to moderate COPD

C. R. van Wetering, F. van Nooten, M. P. Rutten-van Mölken, A. M. Schols (Veldhoven, Rotterdam, Maastricht, Netherlands)

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: 3675
Disease area: Airway diseases

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