Skeletal muscle histology and functional capacity in COPD patients

J. P. Fuld, B. Awede, J. A. Neder, L. P. Kilduff, W. M. Behan, R. D. Stevenson, S. A. Ward, N. G. MacFarlane (Glasgow, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2002 - Pathophysiology of exercise limitation
Session: Pathophysiology of exercise limitation
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1835
Disease area: Airway diseases

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