Cargando...

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...

Descrición completa

Gardado en:
Detalles Bibliográficos
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
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: BMJ Group 2007
Assuntos:
Acceso en liña: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
Tags: Engadir etiqueta
Sen Etiquetas, Sexa o primeiro en etiquetar este rexistro!