Functionally relevant cut point for isometric quadriceps muscle strength in chronic respiratory disease

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 192, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 395-397

  Canavan, Jane L ^a   Maddocks, Matthew ^a,b   Nolan, Claire M ^a   Jones, Sarah E ^a   Kon, Samantha S C ^a,c   Clark, Amy L ^a   Polkey, Michael I ^a   Man, William D C ^a  

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

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Hillingdon Hospital NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ASTHMA; BRONCHIECTASIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE; LETTER; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; QUADRICEPS MAXIMAL VOLUNTARY CONTRACTION; SPIROMETRY; CHRONIC DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84938883599     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201501-0082LE     Document Type: Letter

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