Injury of the quadriceps muscle in COPD patients: role of the pulmonary disease and exertion

M. Orozco-Levi, C. Coronell, A. Ramirez-Sarmiento, J. Lloreta, J. Martinez-Llorens, J. M. Broquetas, J. Gea (Barcelona, Spain)

Source: Annual Congress 2004 - Exercise in COPD
Session: Exercise in COPD
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 1376
Disease area: Airway diseases

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M. Orozco-Levi, C. Coronell, A. Ramirez-Sarmiento, J. Lloreta, J. Martinez-Llorens, J. M. Broquetas, J. Gea (Barcelona, Spain). Injury of the quadriceps muscle in COPD patients: role of the pulmonary disease and exertion. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: Suppl. 48, 1376

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