Arm mechanical efficiency and arm exercise capacity are relatively preserved in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1570-1576

  Franssen, Frits M E ^a   Wouters, Emiel F M ^a   Baarends, Erica M ^a   Akkermans, Marco A ^a   Schols, Annemie M W J ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Energy expenditure; Exercise tolerance; Lower limb; Mechanical efficiency; Upper limb

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM EXERCISE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY COMPOSITION; BREATHING; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ERGOMETRY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG EXERCISE; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE;

EID: 0036791866     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-200210000-00007     Document Type: Article

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