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Association between peak inspiratory flow rate and hand grip muscle strength in hospitalized patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

RATIONALE: Ineffective peak inspiratory flow rate (PIFR) generation in patients using inhalers results in insufficient drug delivery to the lungs and poor clinical outcomes. Low inspiratory muscle strength is associated with suboptimal PIFR. OBJECTIVE: To examine in a prospective study the relations...

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Autores principales: Samarghandi, Arash, Ioachimescu, Octavian C., Qayyum, Rehan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6994102/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32004333
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0227737