Endurance training improves fitness and strength in patients with Becker muscular dystrophy

Brain

Volumn 131, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2824-2831

  Sveen, Marie Louise ^a,c   Jeppesen, Tina D ^a   Hauerslev, Simon ^a   Køber, Lars ^b   Krag, Thomas O ^a   Vissing, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Aerobic exercise; Becker muscular dystrophy; Muscular dystrophy

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDURANCE; FITNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE NECROSIS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRAINING; WORKLOAD;

EID: 55749112480     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: 14602156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awn189     Document Type: Article

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