Twelve-minute walking distance predicts COPD mortality

R.H. Arnardóttir, C. Janson, H. Hedenström, M. Emtner (Uppsala, Sweden; , ; Akureyri, Iceland)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Outcomes and assessment methods in physiotherapy and rehabilitation
Session: Outcomes and assessment methods in physiotherapy and rehabilitation
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 4385
Disease area: Airway diseases

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