Ultrasound assessment of quadriceps muscle in COPD patients: Functional and clinical implications

Carlos Guajardo (Santiago, Chile), Carlos Guajardo, Eloisa Montt, Felipe Contreras

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: 1574
Disease area: Airway diseases

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Carlos Guajardo (Santiago, Chile), Carlos Guajardo, Eloisa Montt, Felipe Contreras. Ultrasound assessment of quadriceps muscle in COPD patients: Functional and clinical implications. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 1574

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