Pathological changes in the skeletal muscles in COPD patients

M. Elnady, M. Sharaf El-Din, Y. Amin, A. El-Hindawy (Cairo, Egypt)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Treatment strategies, systemic manifestations and biomarkers in airway diseases
Session: Treatment strategies, systemic manifestations and biomarkers in airway diseases
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 4063
Disease area: Airway diseases

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M. Elnady, M. Sharaf El-Din, Y. Amin, A. El-Hindawy (Cairo, Egypt). Pathological changes in the skeletal muscles in COPD patients. Eur Respir J 2011; 38: Suppl. 55, 4063

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