Prevalence of small airway dysfunction among GOLD stages in COPD patients

Ernesto Crisafulli (Pavullo, Italy), Ernesto Crisafulli, Roberta Pisi, Marina Aiello, Anna Torres, Davide Feci, Giuseppina Bertorelli, Alfredo Chetta

Source: International Congress 2016 – Functional assessment of the airways
Session: Functional assessment of the airways
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 4127
Disease area: Airway diseases

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Ernesto Crisafulli (Pavullo, Italy), Ernesto Crisafulli, Roberta Pisi, Marina Aiello, Anna Torres, Davide Feci, Giuseppina Bertorelli, Alfredo Chetta. Prevalence of small airway dysfunction among GOLD stages in COPD patients. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 4127

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