Adaptations in limb muscle function following pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with COPD â a review
Even though chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is primarily a disease of the respiratory system, limb muscle dysfunction characterized by muscle weakness, reduced muscle endurance and higher muscle fatigability, is a common secondary consequence and a major systemic manifestation of the di...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-11-01
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Series: | Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia (English Edition) |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S217351151630080X |