Ultrasound measurement of quadriceps wasting in patients with GOLD stage II COPD and its relationship to physical activity

D. Shrikrishna, R. Tanner, M. Patel, A. V. J. Donaldson, C. Smith, Z. A. Puthucheary, J. M. Seymour, P. S. Sidhu, N. Hart, J. Moxham, M. I. Polkey, N. S. Hopkinson (London, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Innovative methods in clinical physiology
Session: Innovative methods in clinical physiology
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 4879
Disease area: Airway diseases

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