Associations between arterial calcification and stiffness, bone density, emphysema and all-cause mortality in COPD patients

E. Romme, D. McAllister, J. Murchison, E. Van Beek, G. Petrides, E. Rutten, F. Smeenk, E. Wouters, W. MacNee (Eindhoven, Maastricht, Horn, Netherlands; Edinburgh, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –The best posters in chronic care
Session: The best posters in chronic care
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 5105
Disease area: Airway diseases

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