Ultrasonographic assessment of skeletal muscle mass and diaphragm function in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A case–control study

BACKGROUND: Although muscle dysfunction is a major contributor to morbidity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), assessment of skeletal muscle, and diaphragm function is not routinely performed in COPD patients. OBJECTIVES: (1) The aim is to assess muscle dysfunction in COPD by measuring...

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Autores principales: Ramachandran, Priya, Devaraj, Uma, Patrick, Bhavna, Saxena, Deepali, Venkatnarayan, Kavitha, Louis, Varghese, Krishnaswamy, Uma Maheswari, D’souza, George A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7353944/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32367843
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_103_19

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