Why and how limb muscle mass and function should be measured in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Annals of the American Thoracic Society

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1269-1277

  Nyberg, André ^a   Saey, Didier ^a   Maltais, François ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Muscle endurance; Muscle fatigability; Muscle strength; Quadriceps muscle

Indexed keywords

ARM MUSCLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; DYNAMOMETRY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FAT FREE MASS; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOTONIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE METABOLISM; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANGE OF MOTION; REVIEW; EXERCISE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

BODY COMPOSITION; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HUMANS; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84942245027     PISSN: 23296933     EISSN: 23256621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201505-278PS     Document Type: Review

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