. 2013 Oct;138(4):443-5.

Impaired function of upper limb muscles in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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Beate Rassler. Indian J Med Res. 2013 Oct.

. 2013 Oct;138(4):443-5.

¹ Carl Ludwig Institute of Physiology, University of Leipzig, Liebigstr. 27 D-04103 Leipzig, Germany.

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