Reliability of maximal voluntary strength and endurance measurement of the quadriceps with a hand held dynamometer in COPD patients

Marc Beaumont (Lannion, France), Marc Beaumont, Guillaume Kerautret, Loic Péran, Romain Pichon, Michel Cabillic

Source: International Congress 2016 – Physiotherapy interventions and assessment options in hospitalised patients
Session: Physiotherapy interventions and assessment options in hospitalised patients
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 4433
Disease area: Airway diseases

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Marc Beaumont (Lannion, France), Marc Beaumont, Guillaume Kerautret, Loic Péran, Romain Pichon, Michel Cabillic. Reliability of maximal voluntary strength and endurance measurement of the quadriceps with a hand held dynamometer in COPD patients. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 4433

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