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Neuromuscular electrical stimulation improves exercise tolerance in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with better preserved fat-free mass

BACKGROUND: High-frequency neuromuscular electrical stimulation increases exercise tolerance in patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD patients). However, it is conceivable that its benefits are more prominent in patients with better-preserved peripheral muscle function a...

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Autores principales: Nápolis, Lara Maris, Corso, Simone Dal, Neder, José Alberto, Malaguti, Carla, Gimenes, Ana Cristina Oliveira, Nery, Luiz Eduardo
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3071998/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21552662
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1807-59322011000300006