The COPD Assessment Test and the modified Medical Research Council scale are not equivalent when related to the maximal exercise capacity in COPD patients.

A. Frizzelli (Parma, Italy), R. Pisi (Parma, Italy), M. Aiello (Parma, Italy), L. Calzetta (Parma, Italy), P. Tzani (Parma, Italy), L. Marchi (Parma, Italy), G. Bertorelli (Parma, Italy), A. Chetta (Parma, Italy)

Source: Virtual Congress 2021 – Lung function evaluation and assessment of airway diseases
Session: Lung function evaluation and assessment of airway diseases
Session type: E-poster
Number: 1056

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