Physical performance, sarcopenia and respiratory function in older patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Age and Ageing

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 237-241

  Cesari, Matteo ^a   Pedone, Claudio ^a   Chiurco, Domenica ^a   Cortese, Livio ^a   Conte, Maria Elisabetta ^a   Scarlata, Simone ^a   Incalzi, Raffaele Antonelli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; BODY COMPOSITION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE MASS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BODY COMPOSITION; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; ITALY; LINEAR MODELS; LUNG; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESPIRATORY MUSCLES; SARCOPENIA; SPIROMETRY; WALKING;

EID: 84857196892     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afr167     Document Type: Letter

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