Impact of pulmonary rehabilitation on six-minute walk distance in patients with very severe COPD

V. Shannon, S. Faiz, J. Maldonado (Houston, United States Of America)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Pulmonary rehabilitation: understanding and developing the intervention
Session: Pulmonary rehabilitation: understanding and developing the intervention
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 4040
Disease area: Airway diseases

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V. Shannon, S. Faiz, J. Maldonado (Houston, United States Of America). Impact of pulmonary rehabilitation on six-minute walk distance in patients with very severe COPD. Eur Respir J 2010; 36: Suppl. 54, 4040

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