Clinical importance of cross-sectional area of intercostal muscles in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Sunmi JuSeung Jun LeeMi Jung ParkYu Ji ChoYi Yeong JeongKyung Nyeo JeonKyungsoo BaeJong Deog LeeHo Cheol Kim

Published in: The clinical respiratory journal (2017)

Intercostal muscle atrophy occurs in COPD patients and is associated with severity of airway obstruction, BMI, and increasing age.

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