Low health related quality of life in patients with COPD and asthma and repeated emergency room visits

M. Emtner, A. Hedin, M. Andersson, C. Janson (Uppsala, Sweden)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Treatment modalities in chest physiotherapy
Session: Treatment modalities in chest physiotherapy
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2288
Disease area: Airway diseases

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M. Emtner, A. Hedin, M. Andersson, C. Janson (Uppsala, Sweden). Low health related quality of life in patients with COPD and asthma and repeated emergency room visits. Eur Respir J 2009; 34: Suppl. 53, 2288

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