Functionally Relevant Threshold of Quadriceps Muscle Strength in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

OBJECTIVES: We aimed to identify the quadriceps muscle strength (QMS) thresholds below which exercise capacity is compromised in men with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). METHODS: We measured the quadriceps isometric maximum voluntary contraction (QMVC) and calculated the QMVC values no...

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Autores principales: Iwakura, Masahiro, Wakasa, Masahiko, Okura, Kazuki, Kawagoshi, Atsuyoshi, Sugawara, Keiyu, Takahashi, Hitomi, Shioya, Takanobu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: JARM 2021
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7862007/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33564729
http://dx.doi.org/10.2490/prm.20210008

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7862007/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33564729
http://dx.doi.org/10.2490/prm.20210008

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