Effects of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on the Activity Levels and Exercise Capacity of Patients with Moderate to Severe COPD

Physiotherapy Practice and Research

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 6-11

  Daly, Caroline ^a   Coughlan, Garrett F ^a   Hennessy, Eilis ^a   Crowe, Louis ^a   Gissane, Conor ^b   McDonnell, Tim ^c   Caulfield, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b ST MARY'S UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Electrical stimulation; Exercis; Respiratory disease; Triaxial accelerometer

Indexed keywords

EID: 85013601713     PISSN: 22130683     EISSN: 22130691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/PPR-2011-32202     Document Type: Article

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