CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE Quadriceps strength predicts mortality in patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

نویسندگان

  • Elisabeth B Swallow
  • Diana Reyes
  • Nicholas S Hopkinson
  • William D-C Man
  • Raphaël Porcher
  • Edward J Cetti
  • Alastair J Moore
  • John Moxham
  • Michael I Polkey
چکیده

Elisabeth B Swallow, Diana Reyes, Nicholas S Hopkinson, William D-C Man, Raphaël Porcher, Edward J Cetti, Alastair J Moore, John Moxham, Michael I Polkey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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تاریخ انتشار 2007