Identifying candidates with a poor prognosis on the waiting list for lung transplantation by exercise capacity and muscle mass

J. T. Gottlieb, M. Dierich, A. R. Simon, T. Welte (Hannover, Germany)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Lung transplantation: clinical issues
Session: Lung transplantation: clinical issues
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 4156
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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