Relationship and responsiveness of three upper-limb tests in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Physiotherapy Canada

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 40-43

  Janaudis Ferreira, Tania ^a,c   Hill, Kylie ^a,d,e   Goldstein, Roger S ^a,b   Wadell, Karin ^f   Brooks, Dina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c St John's Rehabilitation Hospital   (Canada)

^d CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^f UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Exercise test; Upper limb

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873848409     PISSN: 03000508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/ptc.2011-49     Document Type: Article

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