The six minutes walk distance of Japanese COPD patients

T. Kobayashi, M. Kato, Y. Izuhara, Y. Koshimo, K. Miura, M. Kawashima (Japan)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - COPD: systemic inflammation and comorbidities
Session: COPD: systemic inflammation and comorbidities
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 570
Disease area: Airway diseases

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T. Kobayashi, M. Kato, Y. Izuhara, Y. Koshimo, K. Miura, M. Kawashima (Japan). The six minutes walk distance of Japanese COPD patients. Eur Respir J 2010; 36: Suppl. 54, 570

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