Neuromuscular electrical stimulation of the quadriceps in patients with non-small cell lung cancer receiving palliative chemotherapy: a randomized Phase II study
Background A reduced exercise capacity is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Therapeutic exercise can be beneficial and neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) of the quadriceps muscles may represent a practical appr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2013
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48250/ http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48250/ http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48250/ http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48250/1/Wilcock%20A%20NMES%20in%20NSCLC_plos%20one.pdf |