Reliability of using magnetic stimulation to evaluate muscle function in patients with severe to very severe COPD and healthy subjects

Andre Nyberg (Quebec, Canada), Andre Nyberg, Didier Saey, Mickaël Martin, François Maltais

Source: International Congress 2016 – Effects of exercise training interventions in chronic respiratory disease
Session: Effects of exercise training interventions in chronic respiratory disease
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 534
Disease area: Airway diseases

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Andre Nyberg (Quebec, Canada), Andre Nyberg, Didier Saey, Mickaël Martin, François Maltais. Reliability of using magnetic stimulation to evaluate muscle function in patients with severe to very severe COPD and healthy subjects. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 534

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