Peripheral muscle weakness contributes to exercise limitation in COPD

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 153, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 976-980

  Gosselink, Rik ^a   Troosters, Thierry ^b   Decramer, Marc ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ERGOMETRY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029878590     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.153.3.8630582     Document Type: Article

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