Mid-thigh cross-sectional area and lower limb muscle function in patients with lung cancer

Valerie Coats (Quebec, Canada), Valerie Coats, Fernanda Ribeiro, Lise Tremblay, Brigitte Fortin, François Maltais, Didier Saey

Source: International Congress 2015 – Unravelling the mechanisms of symptoms and exercise limitationas in disease
Session: Unravelling the mechanisms of symptoms and exercise limitationas in disease
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Number: 1552

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