Exercise desaturation: does the type of walk test influence the measurement?

M. Z. Noor, M. J. Ward, S. M. Revill (Sutton-in-Ashfield, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2004 - Multicomponent management in pulmonary rehabilitation
Session: Multicomponent management in pulmonary rehabilitation
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1897
Disease area: Airway diseases

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M. Z. Noor, M. J. Ward, S. M. Revill (Sutton-in-Ashfield, United Kingdom). Exercise desaturation: does the type of walk test influence the measurement?. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: Suppl. 48, 1897

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