Coronary artery calcification in COPD is associated with adverse functional assessments and mortality

M. Williams, L. Edwards, R. Tal-Singer, B. Miller, J. Murchison, E. van Beek, D. Newby, W. MacNee (Edinburgh, United Kingdom; Philadelphia, United States Of America)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - COPD is not a pulmonary disease alone
Session: COPD is not a pulmonary disease alone
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 210
Disease area: Airway diseases

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M. Williams, L. Edwards, R. Tal-Singer, B. Miller, J. Murchison, E. van Beek, D. Newby, W. MacNee (Edinburgh, United Kingdom; Philadelphia, United States Of America). Coronary artery calcification in COPD is associated with adverse functional assessments and mortality. Eur Respir J 2012; 40: Suppl. 56, 210

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