Can the ATS/ERS-GOLD staging system differentiate the exercise capacity of COPD patients? Does gender matter?

C. Vassaux, L. Torre-Bouscoulet, B. R. Celli, V. M. Pinto-Plata (Boston, MA, United States Of America; Mexico City, Mexico)

Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Mechanisms of exercise intolerance in cardiorespiratory disease
Session: Mechanisms of exercise intolerance in cardiorespiratory disease
Session type: Electronic Poster Discussion
Number: 303
Disease area: Airway diseases

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