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Sex differences in COPD-related quadriceps muscle dysfunction and fibre abnormalities

In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), lower limb dysfunction is associated with reduced exercise capacity, increased hospitalizations and mortality. We investigated sex differences in the prevalence of quadriceps dysfunction and fibre abnormalities in a large COPD cohort, controlling for...

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Autores principales: Sharanya, Adithya, Ciano, Margherita, Withana, Shirmila, Kemp, Paul Richard, Polkey, Michael Iain, Sathyapala, Samantha Amanda
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6537500/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31131626
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1479973119843650