Pulmonary function tests, respiratory muscle strength, and endurance of persons with obesity

Endocrinologist

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 136-141

  Sarikaya, Selda ^a   Cimen, Ozlem Bolgen ^b,e   Gokcay, Yesim ^c   Erdem, Rana ^d  

^a ZONGULDAK KARAELMAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MERSIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Nigde State Hospital   (Turkey)

^d Ankara State Hospital   (Turkey)

^e MERSIN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; BREATHING MUSCLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; LIPID ANALYSIS; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OBESITY; REVIEW; TRAINING;

EID: 0038286188     PISSN: 10512144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ten.0000076216.95014.97     Document Type: Review

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