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Electromyographic Manifestations of Fatigue Correlate With Pulmonary Function, 6-Minute Walk Test, and Time to Exhaustion in COPD

Gennaro Boccia, Davide Dardanello, Nicoletta Rinaldo, Giuseppe Coratella, Federico Schena and Alberto Rainoldi
Respiratory Care September 2015, 60 (9) 1295-1302; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.04138
Gennaro Boccia
Motor Science Research Center, School of Exercise and Sport Sciences, SUISM, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, 12, Piazza Bernini, Torino, Italy.
CeRiSM Research Center “Sport, Mountain, and Health,” Via del Ben 5/b, Rovereto, Italy.
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Davide Dardanello
Motor Science Research Center, School of Exercise and Sport Sciences, SUISM, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, 12, Piazza Bernini, Torino, Italy.
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Nicoletta Rinaldo
Department of Neurological and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Via Casorati 43, Verona, Italy.
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Giuseppe Coratella
Department of Neurological and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Via Casorati 43, Verona, Italy.
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Federico Schena
Department of Neurological and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Via Casorati 43, Verona, Italy.
CeRiSM Research Center “Sport, Mountain, and Health,” Via del Ben 5/b, Rovereto, Italy.
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Alberto Rainoldi
Motor Science Research Center, School of Exercise and Sport Sciences, SUISM, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, 12, Piazza Bernini, Torino, Italy.
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Respiratory Care Sep 2015, 60 (9) 1295-1302; DOI: 10.4187/respcare.04138
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