Quadriceps strength predicts mortality in patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

BACKGROUND: Prognosis in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is poorly predicted by indices of air flow obstruction, because other factors that reflect the systemic nature of the disease also influence prognosis. OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that a reduction in quadriceps maximal volun...

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Main Authors: Swallow, Elisabeth B, Reyes, Diana, Hopkinson, Nicholas S, Man, William D‐C, Porcher, Raphaël, Cetti, Edward J, Moore, Alastair J, Moxham, John, Polkey, Michael I
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Group 2007
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2111256/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17090575
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thx.2006.062026
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