Inspiratory muscle strength and walking capacity in patients with COPD

Purpose: It has been suggested that patients with inspiratory muscle weakness could benefit from specific inspiratory muscle training (IMT). We aimed to examine the frequency of patients with inspiratory muscle weakness in a Danish hospital-based outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation program, and to e...

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Main Authors: Linette Marie Kofod, Tine Hage, Lene Houmann Christiansen, Karin Skalkam, Gerd Martinez, Nina Skavlan Godtfredsen, Stig Molsted
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-01-01
Series:European Clinical Respiratory Journal
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20018525.2019.1700086