Motor cortex activation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 186, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1192-

  Hopkinson, Nicholas S ^a   Polkey, Michael I ^a   Sharshar, Tarek ^b  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON AND HAREFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN FUNCTION; BREATHING MUSCLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DYSPNEA; EXCITABILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LETTER; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPPLEMENTARY MOTOR AREA; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 84870406177     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.186.11.1192     Document Type: Letter

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