Lung function, respiratory muscle strength and endurance, and quality of life in the morbidly obese

Introduction. Obesity may decrease the strength of respiratory muscles as well as pulmonary function. Objective. To analyze the influence of respiratory muscles and pulmonary function on the quality of life of morbidly obese individuals. Methods. Twenty-eight morbidly obese individuals of age ≥ 18 a...

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Pubblicato in:ConScientiae Saúde
Autori principali: Luís Henrique Sarmento Tenório, Romário Pereira Nunes, Amílton Cruz Santos, José Bezerra Câmara Neto, Anna Myrna Jaguaribe de Lima, Eduardo Eriko Tenório de França, Maria do Socorro Brasileiro Santos
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Português
Pubblicazione: Universidade Nove de Julho 2012
Soggetti:
Salud
Obesity
Quality of life
Respiratory muscles
Physiotherapy (Techniques)
Respiratory function tests
Accesso online:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=92924959014
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