About the Authors
- Lotte Janssens
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* E-mail: Lotte.Janssens@faber.kuleuven.be
Affiliation KU Leuven Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Simon Brumagne
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Affiliation KU Leuven Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Alison K. McConnell
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Affiliation Centre for Sports Medicine and Human Performance, Brunel University, Uxbridge, United Kingdom
- Kurt Claeys
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Affiliations KU Leuven Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, KU Leuven Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Leuven KULAB, Bruges, Belgium
- Madelon Pijnenburg
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Affiliation KU Leuven Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Nina Goossens
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Affiliation KU Leuven Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Chris Burtin
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Affiliations KU Leuven Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, Respiratory Rehabilitation and Respiratory Division, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, Department of Allied Health Professions, Fontys University of Applied Sciences, Eindhoven, Netherlands
- Wim Janssens
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Affiliation Respiratory Rehabilitation and Respiratory Division, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Marc Decramer
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Affiliations KU Leuven Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, Respiratory Rehabilitation and Respiratory Division, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Thierry Troosters
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Affiliations KU Leuven Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, Respiratory Rehabilitation and Respiratory Division, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Competing Interests
I have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts: Alison McConnell acknowledges a beneficial interest in an inspiratory muscle training product (POWERbreathe International Ltd.) in the form of a share of license income to the University of Birmingham and Brunel University. She also acts as a consultant to POWERbreathe International Ltd. This does not alter our adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. All other authors declare that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: LJ SB AKM TT. Performed the experiments: LJ KC MP NG CB. Analyzed the data: LJ SB AKM KC MP NG CB WJ MD TT. Wrote the paper: LJ SB AKM KC MP NG CB WJ MD TT.