Effect of pulmonary rehabilitation on peripheral muscle wasting, functional capacity and quality of life in cachectic patients with COPD

I. Vogiatzis, D. Simoes, G. Stratakos, G. Terzis, E. Kourepini, D. Athanasopoulos, A. Daskalakis, S. Spetsioti, I. Tsiokou, S. Zakynthinos, C. Roussos (Athens, Greece)

Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Effects of rehabilitation in very disabled COPD patients
Session: Effects of rehabilitation in very disabled COPD patients
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 1748
Disease area: Airway diseases

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