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Effects of respiratory disease and age in quadriceps muscle mass: a pilot study with ultrasonography

INTRODUCTION: Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have been shown to present more muscle wasting than their healthy peers, which affects their quality of life [1,2]. The mechanisms behind muscle wasting in COPD are still little understood and even less is known in other chroni...

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Autores principales: Martins, Paula, Noronha, Laura, André, Alexandra, Paixão, Cátia, Rebelo, Patrícia, Oliveira, Ana, De Francesco, Silvia, Marques, Alda
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8480615/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07853890.2021.1897436