Exercise capacity and gas exchange in smokers with discordant GOLD vs FEV1/FVC lower limit of normal (LLN) airway obstruction diagnosis.

C. Ciacco (Orbassano Turin, Italy), M. Guglielmo (Orbassano Turin, Italy), F. Giannoccaro (University of Turin, Italy), R. Torchio (Orbassano Turin, Italy)

Source: International Congress 2019 – Cardiopulmonary exercise testing
Session: Cardiopulmonary exercise testing
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 4131
Disease area: Airway diseases

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