François Maltais

An Official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society Statement: Key Concepts and Advances in Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Martijn A. Spruit, Sally Singh, Chris Garvey et al. · American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine · 2013 · 3.7K citations · Full text

Midthigh Muscle Cross-Sectional Area Is a Better Predictor of Mortality than Body Mass Index in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Karine Marquis, Richard Debigaré, Yves Lacasse et al. · American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine · 2002 · 827 citations

Physical Activity, Body Composition, Better Predictor +11

Peripheral Muscle Weakness in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Sarah Bernard, Pierre Leblanc, F. Whittom et al. · American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine · 1998 · 803 citations

Tiotropium in combination with placebo, salmeterol, or fluticasone-salmeterol for treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized trial.

Shawn D. Aaron, Katherine L. Vandemheen, Dean Fergusson et al. · PubMed · 2007 · 650 citations

Oxidative capacity of the skeletal muscle and lactic acid kinetics during exercise in normal subjects and in patients with COPD.

François Maltais, A A Simard, C Simard et al. · American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine · 1996 · 571 citations

Physical Activity, Aerobic Exercise, Copd Patients +19