Airflow limitation is associated with reduced skeletal muscle mass in community-dwelling older men

N. Fukutani, M. Yamada, D. Adachi, T. Aoyama, T. Tsuboyama (Kyoto, Japan)

Source: International Congress 2014 – Assessment and techniques of physiotherapy: from healthy subjects to critical patients
Session: Assessment and techniques of physiotherapy: from healthy subjects to critical patients
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 4312
Disease area: Airway diseases

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N. Fukutani, M. Yamada, D. Adachi, T. Aoyama, T. Tsuboyama (Kyoto, Japan). Airflow limitation is associated with reduced skeletal muscle mass in community-dwelling older men. Eur Respir J 2014; 44: Suppl. 58, 4312

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