Is dynamometry able to infer the risk of muscle mass loss in patients with COPD?

INTRODUCTION: Sarcopenia is characterized by a progressive and generalized decrease of strength and muscle mass. Muscle mass loss is prevalent in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as a result of both the disease and aging. Some methods have been proposed to assess body compo...

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Autores principales: Ramos, Dionei, Bertolini, Giovana Navarro, Leite, Marceli Rocha, Carvalho Junior, Luiz Carlos Soares, da Silva Pestana, Paula Roberta, dos Santos, Vanessa Ribeiro, Fortaleza, Ana Claudia de Souza, Rodrigues, Fernanda Maria Machado, Ramos, Ercy Mara Cipulo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4516177/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26229459
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S69829

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4516177/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26229459
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S69829

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