Physical activity assessed in routine care predicts mortality after a COPD hospitalisation

ERJ Open Research

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Moy, Marilyn L ^a   Gould, Michael K ^b   Amy Liu, In Lu ^b   Lee, Janet S ^b   Nguyen, Huong Q ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

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EID: 84989851302     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23120541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00062-2015     Document Type: Article

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