Short step length mainly contributes to slow gait speed in elderly patients with COPD

Masahiro Iwakura (Akita, Japan), Masahiro Iwakura, Kazuki Okura, Atsuyoshi Kawagoshi, Kazuyuki Shibata, Masahiro Satake, Keiyu Sugawara, Hitomi Takahashi, Mitsunobu Homma, Takeshi Kashiwagura, Takanobu Shioya

Source: International Congress 2016 – Best abstracts in exercise capacity and testing in chronic lung diseases
Session: Best abstracts in exercise capacity and testing in chronic lung diseases
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 1565
Disease area: Airway diseases

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Masahiro Iwakura (Akita, Japan), Masahiro Iwakura, Kazuki Okura, Atsuyoshi Kawagoshi, Kazuyuki Shibata, Masahiro Satake, Keiyu Sugawara, Hitomi Takahashi, Mitsunobu Homma, Takeshi Kashiwagura, Takanobu Shioya. Short step length mainly contributes to slow gait speed in elderly patients with COPD. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 1565

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