Normalised quadriceps muscle strength cut-points and mortality in COPD

Jane Canavan (Harefield, United Kingdom), Jane Lydia Canavan, Matthew Maddocks, Samantha Kon, Sarah Jones, Claire Nolan, Alex Labey, Michael Polkey, William Man

Source: International Congress 2016 – Novel approaches for pulmonary rehabilitation in chronic lung diseases
Session: Novel approaches for pulmonary rehabilitation in chronic lung diseases
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 3044
Disease area: Airway diseases

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Jane Canavan (Harefield, United Kingdom), Jane Lydia Canavan, Matthew Maddocks, Samantha Kon, Sarah Jones, Claire Nolan, Alex Labey, Michael Polkey, William Man. Normalised quadriceps muscle strength cut-points and mortality in COPD. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 3044

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