Lung function, respiratory muscle strength and endurance, and quality of life in the morbidly obese

Introduction. Obesity may decrease the strength of respiratory muscles as well as pulmonary function. Objective. To analyze the influence of respiratory muscles and pulmonary function on the quality of life of morbidly obese individuals. Methods. Twenty-eight morbidly obese individuals of age ≥ 18 a...

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Main Authors: Luís Henrique Sarmento Tenório, Romário Pereira Nunes, Amílton Cruz Santos, José Bezerra Câmara Neto, Anna Myrna Jaguaribe de Lima, Eduardo Eriko Tenório de França, Maria do Socorro Brasileiro Santos
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Nove de Julho 2012-01-01
Series:ConScientiae Saúde
Online Access:http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=92924959014

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