Journal article
Randomised controlled trial of weightlifting exercise in patients with chronic airflow limitation.
Abstract
BACKGROUND PATIENTS: with chronic airflow obstruction are often limited by muscle fatigue and weakness. As exercise rehabilitation programmes have produced modest improvements at best a study was designed to determine whether specific muscle training techniques are helpful.
METHODS: Thirty four patients with chronic airflow limitation (forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) 38% of predicted values) were stratified for FEV1 to vital …
Authors
Simpson K; Killian K; McCartney N; Stubbing DG; Jones NL
Journal
Thorax, Vol. 47, No. 2,
Publisher
BMJ
Publication Date
February 1, 1992
DOI
10.1136/thx.47.2.70
ISSN
0040-6376