Prevalence of quadriceps muscle weakness in patients with COPD and its association with disease severity

INTRODUCTION: COPD presents with an array of extra-pulmonary symptoms of which skeletal muscle dysfunction, particularly of the quadriceps, is well recognized. This contributes to impaired quality of life and increased health care utilization. Work on the quadriceps originated from the observation t...

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Autores principales: Kharbanda, Sidharth, Ramakrishna, Anand, Krishnan, Shyam
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/PMC4562732/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26366065
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S87791

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4562732/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26366065
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S87791

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