The manifestations of ageing in the pathophysiology of skeletal muscle dysfunction in COPD

The aim of this thesis was to address the impact of the skeletal muscle adaptations that occur in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and subsequently to identify tools that may be relevant in the management of patients with structural and functional muscle abnormalities. To establish wheth...

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Main Author: Patel, Mehul Sureshchandra
Other Authors: Polkey, Michael ; Kemp, Paul ; Man, William ; Natanek, Samantha
Published: Imperial College London 2014
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.684242