Exercise performance in lowlanders with COPD travelling to 2048m

T. Kuehne (Zurich, Switzerland), M. Furian (Zurich, Switzerland), T. Latshang (Zurich, Switzerland), S. Aeschbacher (Zurich, Switzerland), F. Huber (Zurich, Switzerland), D. Flueck (Zurich, Switzerland), E. Hasler (Zurich, Switzerland), S. Ulrich (Zurich, Switzerland), P. Scheiwiller (Zurich, Switzerland), S. Ulrich (Zurich, Switzerland), K. Bloch (Zurich, Switzerland)

Source: International Congress 2018 – Cardiopulmonary exercise testing in COPD and cardiovascular diseases
Session: Cardiopulmonary exercise testing in COPD and cardiovascular diseases
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 2455
Disease area: Airway diseases

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