Comparison of respiratory muscle strength in obese and nonobese women

D. Costa, M. Barbalho-Moulim, G. Soares Miguel, F. Peixoto-Souza, E. M. Pazzianotto Forti (São Carlos, São Paulo, Piracicaba, Cariacica, Brazil)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Exercise and physiotherapy in non-COPD conditions and in the assessment of healthy subjects
Session: Exercise and physiotherapy in non-COPD conditions and in the assessment of healthy subjects
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1320
Disease area: Airway diseases

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D. Costa, M. Barbalho-Moulim, G. Soares Miguel, F. Peixoto-Souza, E. M. Pazzianotto Forti (São Carlos, São Paulo, Piracicaba, Cariacica, Brazil). Comparison of respiratory muscle strength in obese and nonobese women. Eur Respir J 2013; 42: Suppl. 57, 1320

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