Impact of obesity on exercise performance and pulmonary rehabilitation

Respirology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 899-907

  Dreher, Michael ^a   Kabitz, Hans Joachim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

endurance; exercise capacity; respiratory muscle function; weight loss

Indexed keywords

ARM MUSCLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; BREATHING; BREATHING MUSCLE; BREATHING PATTERN; DYSPNEA; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; LUNG VOLUME; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; OBESITY; OBESITY HYPOVENTILATION SYNDROME; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGENATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; RESPIRATORY DRIVE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WORKLOAD;

DYSPNEA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; OBESITY; OXYGEN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY MUSCLES; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84864448291     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2012.02151.x     Document Type: Review

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