Is inspiratory muscle strength related with functional capacity?

Introduction: The decrease in inspiratory muscle strength may affect the respiratory health, especially in the elderly. Generally, the handgrip strength is used as a functional capacity indicator. Thus, our objective was to verify inspiratory muscle strength in a sample of elderly and investigate po...

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Main Author: Francisco, R. (author)
Other Authors: Fonseca, P. (author), Tomás, Maria Teresa (author)
Format: conferenceObject
Language:eng
Published: 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/7692
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ipl.pt:10400.21/7692