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Influence of muscle mass in the assessment of lower limb strength in COPD: validation of the prediction equation

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  • Ruth Trethewey School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Dale Esliger School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UKNIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre – Lifestyle, Leicester, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Emily Petherick School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Rachael Evans School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UKRespiratory Medicine, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UKCentre for Exercise and Rehabilitation Services, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Neil Greening Respiratory Medicine, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UKNIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre – Respiratory, Leicester, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Benjamin James NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre – Respiratory, Leicester, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Andrew Kingsnorth School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Mike Morgan Respiratory Medicine, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Mark Orme School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Lauren Sherar School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Sally Singh School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UKCentre for Exercise and Rehabilitation Services, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Nicole Toms Respiratory Medicine, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UKNIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre – Respiratory, Leicester, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Michael Steiner School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UKCentre for Exercise and Rehabilitation Services, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UKNIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre – Respiratory, Leicester, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Ruth Trethewey, National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine, School of Sport Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough LE11 3TU, UK; R.Pearson3{at}lboro.ac.uk
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Trethewey R, Esliger D, Petherick E, et al
Influence of muscle mass in the assessment of lower limb strength in COPD: validation of the prediction equation
Thorax 2018;73:587-589.

Publication history

  • Received December 15, 2016
  • Revised July 24, 2017
  • Accepted August 14, 2017
  • First published September 2, 2017.
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September 01, 2022

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