Quadriceps force and survival after hopsitalisation due to an acute exacerbation in patients with COPD

M. A. Spruit, M. Van Vliet, G. Celis, T. Troosters, M. Decramer (Leuven, Belgium)

Source: Annual Congress 2004 - Pulmonary rehabilitation in acute COPD exacerbations
Session: Pulmonary rehabilitation in acute COPD exacerbations
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 4041
Disease area: Airway diseases

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