Test-retest reliability of three strategies to measure quadriceps muscle endurance in people with COPD

E. Frykholm (Umeå, Sweden), S. Gephine (Quebec, Canada), D. Saey (Quebec, Canada), H. Van Hees (Nijmegen, Netherlands), P. Klijn (Hilversum, Netherlands), F. Maltais (Quebec, Canada), A. Lemson (Nijmegen, Netherlands), A. Nyberg (Umeå, Sweden)

Source: International Congress 2018 – Muscle adaptations in response to physiotherapeutic interventions in acute and chronic settings
Disease area: Airway diseases

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