Peripheral muscle weakness in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 629-634

  Bernard, Sarah ^a   Leblanc, Pierre ^a   Whittom, François ^a   Carrier, Guy ^a   Jobin, Jean ^a   Belleau, Roger ^a   Maltais, François ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031846340     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.158.2.9711023     Document Type: Article

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