The respiratory muscles in eucapnic obesity: Their role in dyspnea

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 103, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1276-1285

  Scano, Giorgio ^a,b   Stendardi, Loredana ^a   Bruni, Giulia Innocenti ^a  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chest wall; Dyspnea; Exercise; Obesity; Respiratory mechanics; Respiratory muscles

Indexed keywords

BREATHING MECHANICS; BREATHING MUSCLE; COMORBIDITY; DYSPNEA; EXERCISE; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MUSCLE FORCE; OBESITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

DYSPNEA; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HUMANS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; RESPIRATORY MUSCLES;

EID: 68249105448     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2009.03.023     Document Type: Review

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