Muscular and functional effects of partitioning exercising muscle mass in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

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[2] Steiner MC(2004)Peripheral muscle strength training in COPD: a systematic review Chest 126 903-14

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[5] Taylor NF(1998)Impaired skeletal muscle endurance related to physical inactivity and altered lung function in COPD patients Chest 113 900-5

[6] Paratz J(1996)Peripheral muscle weakness contributes to exercise limitation in COPD Am J Respir Crit Care Med 153 976-80

[7] Burtscher M(2010)The prevalence of quadriceps weakness in COPD and the relationship with disease severity Eur Respir J 36 81-8

[8] Rabe KF(2009)Progressive resistance exercise improves muscle strength and may improve elements of performance of daily activities for people with COPD: a systematic review Chest 136 1269-83

[9] Hurd S(2004)Quadriceps muscle endurance in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Muscle Nerve 29 267-74

[10] Anzueto A(2009)Progression models in resistance training for healthy adults Med Sci Sports Exerc 41 687-708

[1] Houchen L(2009)How sustainable is strength training in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease? Physiotherapy 95 1-7

[2] Steiner MC(2004)Peripheral muscle strength training in COPD: a systematic review Chest 126 903-14

[3] Singh SJ(2013)Exercise Limitations by the Oxygen Delivery and Utilization Systems in Aging and Disease: Coordinated Adaptation and Deadaptation of the Lung-Heart Muscle Axis - A Mini-Review Gerontology 59 289-96

[4] O’Shea SD(2007)Global strategy for the diagnosis, management, and prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: GOLD executive summary Am J Respir Crit Care Med 176 532-55

[5] Taylor NF(1998)Impaired skeletal muscle endurance related to physical inactivity and altered lung function in COPD patients Chest 113 900-5

[6] Paratz J(1996)Peripheral muscle weakness contributes to exercise limitation in COPD Am J Respir Crit Care Med 153 976-80

[7] Burtscher M(2010)The prevalence of quadriceps weakness in COPD and the relationship with disease severity Eur Respir J 36 81-8

[8] Rabe KF(2009)Progressive resistance exercise improves muscle strength and may improve elements of performance of daily activities for people with COPD: a systematic review Chest 136 1269-83

[9] Hurd S(2004)Quadriceps muscle endurance in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Muscle Nerve 29 267-74

[10] Anzueto A(2009)Progression models in resistance training for healthy adults Med Sci Sports Exerc 41 687-708