Relationship between the work developed in maximal and submaximal exercise capacity tests and the degree of airflow obstruction in individuals with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

• Main Authors: Lucas Araújo de Oliveira (Author), Rafael Mesquita (Author), Igor Lopes de Brito (Author), Viviane de Moraes Laburú (Author), Fabio Pitta (Author), Vanessa Suziane Probst (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2014-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the work in two exercise capacity tests, a maximum and a submaximal exercise, and the level of airflow obstruction in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Fifty-three subjects with COPD (29 men, 70±9 years old,...