Muscle thickness of the pectoralis major and rectus abdominis and level of physical activity in chronic hemodialysis patients

Muscle thickness of the pectoralis major and rectus abdominis and level of physical activity in chronic hemodialysis patients

Abstract Introduction: Patients on chronic hemodialysis tend to lose lean body mass and have sedentary behavior. Objective: To compare the level of physical activity and the morphology of the muscles pectoralis major and rectus abdominis of patients on hemodialysis with healthy subjects. Methods:...

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Main Authors: Aline Felicio Bueno, Fernando de Aguiar Lemos, Matheus Elias Ferrareze, William Antonio Martins dos Santos, Francisco Veríssimo Veronese, Alexandre Simões Dias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia
Series:Brazilian Journal of Nephrology
Subjects:
kidney failure, chronic
motor activity
renal dialysis
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