Hand grip endurance test relates to clinical state and prognosis in COPD patients better than 6-minute walk test distance

PURPOSE: Patients with COPD present peripheral muscle dysfunction and atrophy, expressed as muscle strength and endurance reduction. The goal of this study was direct dynamometric assessment of hand grip endurance and strength in relation to the stage of disease, multidimensional predictors of morta...

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Autores principales: Kovarik, Miroslav, Joskova, Vera, Patkova, Anna, Koblizek, Vladimir, Zadak, Zdenek, Hronek, Miloslav
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5716330/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29238187
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S144566

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5716330/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29238187
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S144566

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