Airway inflammation and fat free mass measurements using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry in a population of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients

M. Bafadhel, S. Saha, S. McKenna, M. Steiner, P. Newbold, C. E. Brightling (Leicester, Loughborough, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2008 - COPD: from bench to bedside
Session: COPD: from bench to bedside
Session type: E-Communication Session
Number: 458
Disease area: Airway diseases

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