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Hand grip strength is associated with forced expiratory volume in 1 second among subjects with COPD: report from a population-based cohort study
BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular diseases and skeletal muscle dysfunction are common comorbidities in COPD. Hand grip strength (HGS) is related to general muscle strength and is associated with cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality, while the results from small selected COPD populations are contr...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5065095/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27785009 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S114154 |