COPD Assessment Test responsiveness during acute exacerbations recovery: the role of body mass index

C. Freitas (Porto, Portugal), J. Dias (Porto, Portugal), P. Leuschner (Porto, Portugal)

Source: International Congress 2019 – Exacerbations of airway diseases
Session: Exacerbations of airway diseases
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 5227
Disease area: Airway diseases

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