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Does hand grip strength decrease in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation? A cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND/AIM: Respiratory and peripheral muscle strength are reduced in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). There is a well-known correlation between handgrip strength (HGS) and strenght extremity muscles. Our aim in this study was to measure HGS and investigate the related factors in CO...

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Autores principales: TURAN, Zeynep, ÖZYEMİŞÇİ TAŞKIRAN, Özden, ERDEN, Zeynep, KÖKTÜRK, Nurdan, KAYMAK KARATAŞ, Gülçin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7018388/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31190519
http://dx.doi.org/10.3906/sag-1811-22