Respiratory Medicine
Volume 104, Issue 5 , Pages 675-681 , May 2010

Plasma ammonia response to incremental cycling and walking tests in COPD

Received 2 October 2009 ,Accepted 23 November 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2009.11.012

Respiratory Medicine
Volume 104, Issue 5 , Pages 675-681 , May 2010

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