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Rafael Machado de Souza
Researcher at Universidade Feevale
Publications - 16
Citations - 63
Rafael Machado de Souza is an academic researcher from Universidade Feevale. The author has contributed to research in topics: FEV1/FVC ratio & COPD. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 15 publications receiving 50 citations.
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Effectiveness of Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Exercise Capacity and Quality of Life in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients With and Without Global Fat-Free Mass Depletion
Danilo C. Berton,Leonardo R. Silveira,Cássia Cinara da Costa,Rafael Machado de Souza,Claudia Denicol Winter,Paulo José Zimermann Teixeira,Paulo José Zimermann Teixeira +6 more
TL;DR: Benefits of PR to exercise capacity were similar comparing FFM depleted and nondepleted COPD patients, and although FFM change tended to be greater in depleted patients, this increase had no definite relation with clinical outcomes.
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Respiratory symptoms in charcoal production workers in the cities of Lindolfo Collor, Ivoti and Presidente Lucena, Brazil
Rafael Machado de Souza,Fabiana Michelsen de Andrade,Angela Beatrice Dewes Moura,Paulo José Zimermann Teixeira,Paulo José Zimermann Teixeira +4 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the prevalence of respiratory symptoms and smoking, as well as pulmonary function parameters among charcoal production workers in three cities in southern Brazil, were determined by means of interviews and spirometry.
Respiratory symptoms in charcoal production workers in the cities of Lindolfo Collor, Ivoti and Presidente Lucena, Brazil* Sintomas respiratórios em trabalhadores de carvoarias nos municípios de Lindolfo Collor, Ivoti e Presidente Lucena, RS
Rafael Machado de Souza,Fabiana Michelsen de Andrade,Angela Beatrice,Dewes Moura,Paulo José Zimermann Teixeira +4 more
TL;DR: In this article, the prevalence of respiratory symptoms and smoking, as well as pulmonary function parameters among charcoal production workers in three cities in southern Brazil, were determined by means of interviews and spirometry.
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Reduced calf circumference is an independent predictor of worse quality of life, severity of disease, frequent exacerbation, and death in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease admitted to a pulmonary rehabilitation program: A historic cohort study
Simone Bernardes,Flávia Moraes Silva,Cássia Cinara da Costa,Rafael Machado de Souza,Paulo José Zimermann Teixeira +4 more
TL;DR: In this article, the association of calf circumference (CC) measurements with clinical outcomes in COPD patients referred to an outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation program (PRP) was assessed, where patients were grouped according to CC into reduced CC (male, ≤34 cm; female, ≤33 cm) or adequate CC groups.
A influência dos pais no envolvimento da criança com o esporte durante a Iniciação Esportiva no futebol em uma escolinha de Campo Bom-RS
TL;DR: In this paper, the influence of parents on the involvement of children to the sport during the sports initiation in football in a small school of Campo Bom-RS has been investigated.