Lower FFMI in female compared to male patients with COPD admitted to pulmonary rehabilitation

L.K. Vesteng, A. Edvardsen, K.S. Henriksen, S. Skumlien (Hakadal, Norway)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - The latest insights in pulmonary rehabilitation
Session: The latest insights in pulmonary rehabilitation
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3544
Disease area: Airway diseases

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L.K. Vesteng, A. Edvardsen, K.S. Henriksen, S. Skumlien (Hakadal, Norway). Lower FFMI in female compared to male patients with COPD admitted to pulmonary rehabilitation. Eur Respir J 2012; 40: Suppl. 56, 3544

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