Handgrip Strength in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Associations with Acute Exacerbations and Body Composition

Rationale: Handgrip strength (HGS) predicts mortality in the elderly, but its determinants and clinical significance in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has not been defined. Objectives: We tested associations of HGS with pectoralis muscle area (PMA), subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT), i...

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Publicat a:Ann Am Thorac Soc
Autors principals: Martinez, Carlos H., Diaz, Alejandro A., Meldrum, Catherine A., McDonald, Merry-Lynn N., Murray, Susan, Kinney, Gregory L., Hokanson, John E., Curtis, Jeffrey L., Bowler, Russell P., Han, MeiLan K., Washko, George R.
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Idioma:Inglês
Publicat: American Thoracic Society 2017
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Accés en línia:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5711268/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29090990
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1513/AnnalsATS.201610-821OC
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