Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation of the Quadriceps in Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Receiving Palliative Chemotherapy: A Randomized Phase II Study

BACKGROUND: A reduced exercise capacity is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Therapeutic exercise can be beneficial and neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) of the quadriceps muscles may represent a practical approa...

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Autores principales: Maddocks, Matthew, Halliday, Vanessa, Chauhan, Alpna, Taylor, Victoria, Nelson, Annmarie, Sampson, Cathy, Byrne, Anthony, Griffiths, Gareth, Wilcock, Andrew
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3875585/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24386491
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0086059

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3875585/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24386491
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0086059

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