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The prevalence of quadriceps weakness in COPD and the relationship with disease severity by SEYMOUR, J. M, SPRUIT, M. A, WOUTERS, E. F. M, HOPKINSON, N. S, NATANEK, S. A, MAN, W. D-C, JACKSON, A, GOSKER, H. R, SCHOLS, A. M. W. J, MOXHAM, J, POLKEY, M. I

“…Quadriceps strength relates to exercise capacity and prognosis in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We wanted to quantify the prevalence of…”
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Reproducibility of 6-minute walking test in patients with COPD by HERNANDES, N. A, WOUTERS, E. F. M, MEIJER, K, ANNEGARN, J, PITTA, F, SPRUIT, M. A

“…The reproducibility of the 6-min walking test (6MWT) needs to be more solidly studied. This study aimed to investigate the reproducibility of two 6MWTs…”
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Current status of research on osteoporosis in COPD: a systematic review by Graat-Verboom, L, Wouters, E. F. M, Smeenk, F. W. J. M, van den Borne, B. E. E. M, Lunde, R, Spruit, M. A

“…Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are at increased risk of osteoporosis. However, the prevalence, correlates and effectiveness of…”
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Quantifying physical activity in daily life with questionnaires and motion sensors in COPD by Pitta, F, Troosters, T, Probst, V. S, Spruit, M. A, Decramer, M, Gosselink, R

“…Accurate assessment of the amount and intensity of physical activity in daily life is considered very important due to the close relationship between physical…”
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Daily symptom burden in end-stage chronic organ failure: a systematic review by Janssen, DJA, Spruit, MA, Wouters, EFM, Schols, JMGA

“…Chronic diseases are nowadays the major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Patients with end-stage chronic organ failure may suffer daily from…”
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The 'can do, do do' concept in COPD; quadrant interpretation, affiliation and tracking longitudinal changes by van 't Hul, A J Alex, Koolen, E H Noortje, van Hees, H W Jeroen, van den Borst, B Bram, Spruit, M A Martijn

“…Main text We greatly appreciate the efforts made by Sievi and colleagues to verify our recent findings about the ‘can do, do do’ concept for patients with COPD…”
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Muscle force during an acute exacerbation in hospitalised patients with COPD and its relationship with CXCL8 and IGF-I by Spruit, M A, Gosselink, R, Troosters, T, Kasran, A, Gayan-Ramirez, G, Bogaerts, P, Bouillon, R, Decramer, M

“…Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is often associated with peripheral muscle weakness, which is caused by several factors. Acute…”
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Impact of pulmonary rehabilitation on activities of daily living in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Vaes, A W, Delbressine, J M L, Mesquita, R, Goertz, Y M J, Janssen, D J A, Nakken, N, Franssen, F M E, Vanfleteren, L E G W, Wouters, E F M, Spruit, M A

“…A high proportion of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) experience problems during the performance of activities of daily living…”
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Resistance versus endurance training in patients with COPD and peripheral muscle weakness by Spruit, M.A, Gosselink, R, Troosters, T, De Paepe, K, Decramer, M

“…The effects of endurance training on exercise capacity and health-related quality of life (HRQL) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients have…”
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Neural and Affective Responses to Prolonged Eye Contact with One's Own Adolescent Child and Unfamiliar Others by Wever, Mirjam C.M., van Houtum, Lisanne A.E.M., Janssen, Loes H.C., Wentholt, Wilma G.M., Spruit, Iris M., Tollenaar, Marieke S., Will, Geert-Jan, Elzinga, Bernet M.

“…Eye contact is crucial for the formation and maintenance of social relationships, and plays a key role in facilitating a strong parent-child bond. However, the…”
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The accuracy of positioning of a custom-made implant within a large acetabular defect at revision arthroplasty of the hip by Baauw, M, van Hellemondt, G G, van Hooff, M L, Spruit, M

“…We evaluated the accuracy with which a custom-made acetabular component could be positioned at revision arthroplasty of the hip in patients with a Paprosky…”
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Skeletal muscle weakness in patients with sarcoidosis and its relationship with exercise intolerance and reduced health status by Spruit, M A, Thomeer, M J, Gosselink, R, Troosters, T, Kasran, A, Debrock, A J T, Demedts, M G, Decramer, M

“…Background: Skeletal muscle weakness is assumed to be present in patients with sarcoidosis but has never been reported in a consecutive group of patients…”
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Reliability of 24-h measurement of physical activity, sleep, and sedentary time in adult patients with asthma using a triaxial accelerometer by Janssen, S. M. J., Spruit, M. A., Djamin, R. S., in ‘t Veen, J. C. C. M, van Helvoort, H. A. C., van ‘t Hul, A. J.

“…Physical activity (PA), sleep, and sedentary time (SST) are important outcomes to monitor and to improve as part of patients' asthma management. This study…”
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Long-term results of an intensive cognitive behavioral pain management program for patients with chronic low back pain: a concise report of an extended cohort with a minimum of 5-year follow-up by Groot, D., van Hooff, M. L., Kroeze, R. J., Monshouwer, M., O’Dowd, J., Horsting, P., Spruit, M.

“…Purpose Treatment options for chronic low back pain (CLBP) include cognitive behavioral interventions. Most of these interventions only have small and…”
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N-Glycolylneuraminic Acid in Animal Models for Human Influenza A Virus by Spruit, Cindy M, Nemanichvili, Nikoloz, Okamatsu, Masatoshi, Takematsu, Hiromu, Boons, Geert-Jan, de Vries, Robert P

“…The first step in influenza virus infection is the binding of hemagglutinin to sialic acid-containing glycans present on the cell surface. Over 50 different…”
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Carnosine, oxidative and carbonyl stress, antioxidants, and muscle fiber characteristics of quadriceps muscle of patients with COPD by De Brandt, J., Burtin, C., Pomiès, P., Vandenabeele, F., Verboven, K., Aumann, J., Blancquaert, L., Everaert, I., Van Ryckeghem, L., Cops, J., Hayot, M., Spruit, M. A., Derave, W.

“…Carnosine, particularly present in fast-twitch fibers, was investigated in the quadriceps of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)…”
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The correlation between quadriceps muscle strength and endurance and exercise performance in patients with COPD by Vaes, A. W., Sillen, M. J. H., Goërtz, Y. M. J., Machado, F. V. C., Van Herck, M., Burtin, C., Franssen, F. M. E., van 't Hul, A. J., Spruit, M. A.

“…Our findings identified quadriceps muscle function as an important determinant of exercise capacity across a wide spectrum of lung function. Quadriceps muscle…”
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Markers of inflammation and disuse in vastus lateralis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients by Crul, T., Spruit, M. A., Gayan-Ramirez, G., Quarck, R., Gosselink, R., Troosters, T., Pitta, F., Decramer, M.

“…Background  Disuse and/or local inflammation in the muscle cannot be excluded as potential influences for the decreased muscle force in patients hospitalised…”
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Screening of Bacteriophage Encoded Toxic Proteins with a Next Generation Sequencing-Based Assay by Kasurinen, Jutta, Spruit, Cindy M, Wicklund, Anu, Pajunen, Maria I, Skurnik, Mikael

“…Bacteriophage vB_EcoM_fHy-Eco03 (fHy-Eco03 for short) was isolated from a sewage sample based on its ability to infect an clinical blood culture isolate…”
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Comorbidity clusters in patients with moderate-to-severe OSA by Testelmans, Dries, Spruit, M. A., Vrijsen, B., Sastry, M., Belge, C., Kalkanis, A., Gaffron, S., Wouters, E. F. M., Buyse, B.

“…Purpose Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a prevalent and multifaceted disease. To date, the presence and severity of objectively identified comorbidities and…”
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