Measurement of peripheral muscle strength in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A systematic review

Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 11-24

  Robles, Priscila Games ^a   Mathur, Sunita ^a,b   Janaudis Fereira, Tania ^a   Dolmage, Thomas E ^a   Goldstein, Roger S ^a   Brooks, Dina ^a,b,c  

^a WEST PARK HEALTHCARE CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

COPD; peripheral muscle strength; strength measurement; systematic review

Indexed keywords

BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYNAMOMETER; EXERCISE; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MAGNETIC STIMULATION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; POSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; REST; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STRENGTH; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HUMANS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RESISTANCE TRAINING; WEIGHTS AND MEASURES;

EID: 78951479519     PISSN: 19327501     EISSN: 1932751X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HCR.0b013e3181ebf302     Document Type: Review

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