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Editorial
. 2007 Feb;62(2):101-3.
doi: 10.1136/thx.2006.067009.

Sarcopaenia in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Michael C Steiner
Editorial

Sarcopaenia in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Michael C Steiner. Thorax. 2007 Feb.

Abstract

Lower limb muscle strength may be a predictor of mortality in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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