Effects of exercise training on quality of life and 6 minute walk distance (6MWD) in adults with fixed airway obstruction asthma (FAOA)

S. Turner, P. Eastwood, A. Cook, P. Thompson, S. Jenkins (Perth, WA, Australia)

Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Pulmonary rehabilitation for non-COPD and severe COPD; field exercise testing
Session: Pulmonary rehabilitation for non-COPD and severe COPD; field exercise testing
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 4106
Disease area: Airway diseases

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