Are 6MWD and FEV1 the most clinically relevant measures?

M. A. Rutter, J. A. Colbourne, J. P. Fuld, K. P. Sylvester (Cambridge, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Life's a gas: aspects of respiratory gas exchange
Session: Life's a gas: aspects of respiratory gas exchange
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 4335
Disease area: Airway diseases

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