Can walking distance be predicted by physiological variables in COPD?

P. Albert, J. Currie, P. Parry, G. Tack, A. Key, P. Calverley (Liverpool, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Advances in respiratory muscles
Session: Advances in respiratory muscles
Session type: Electronic Poster Discussion
Number: 4303
Disease area: Airway diseases

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