TY - GEN AU - Maynard-Paquette,Anne-Catherine AU - Poirier,Claude AU - Chartrand-Lefebvre,Carl AU - Dubé,Bruno-Pierre TI - Ultrasound Evaluation of the Quadriceps Muscle Contractile Index in Patients with Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Relationships with Clinical Symptoms, Disease Severity and Diaphragm Contractility SN - 1178-2005 PY - 2021///0216 KW - Aged KW - Cross-Sectional Studies KW - Diaphragm KW - diagnostic imaging KW - Dyspnea KW - Feasibility Studies KW - Female KW - Humans KW - Male KW - Middle Aged KW - Muscle Contraction KW - Pilot Projects KW - Predictive Value of Tests KW - Prognosis KW - Prospective Studies KW - Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive KW - Quadriceps Muscle KW - Severity of Illness Index KW - Ultrasonography N1 - Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article UR - https://doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S222945 ER -