Handgrip strength is associated with improved spirometry in adolescents.

Handgrip strength is associated with improved spirometry in adolescents.

Pulmonary rehabilitation, including aerobic exercise and strength training, improves function, such as spirometric indices, in lung disease. However, we found spirometry did not correlate with physical activity (PA) in healthy adolescents (Smith ERJ: 42(4), 2016). To address whether muscle strength...

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Main Authors: Maia Phillips Smith, Marie Standl, Dietrich Berdel, Andrea von Berg, Carl-Peter Bauer, Tamara Schikowski, Sibylle Koletzko, Irina Lehmann, Ursula Krämer, Joachim Heinrich, Holger Schulz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5894972?pdf=render

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