title: Vastus lateralis fiber shift is an independent predictor of mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
authors.affiliation: 1 Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Mehul S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Samantha A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Natanek
authors.forename: Grigorios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stratakos
authors.forename: Sergi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pascual
authors.forename: Juana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Martínez-Llorens
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Disano
authors.forename: Gerasimos
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Terzis
authors.forename: Nicholas S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Hopkinson
authors.forename: Joaquim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gea
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vogiatzis
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Maltais
authors.forename: Michael I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Polkey
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005541:Forced Expiratory Volume; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D018656:Muscle Fibers, Fast-Twitch; D018657:Muscle Fibers, Slow-Twitch / Q000473:pathology*; D011379:Prognosis; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology*; D052097:Quadriceps Muscle / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies
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