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Factors Associated with Impairment of Quadriceps Muscle Function in Chinese Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

BACKGROUND: Quadriceps muscle dysfunction is well confirmed in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and reported to be related to a higher risk of mortality. Factors contributing to quadriceps dysfunction have been postulated, while not one alone could fully explain it and there are few repo...

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Autores principales: Ju, Chunrong, Chen, Rongchang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3928035/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24558357
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0084167