Freedom through a single switch: Coping and communicating with artificial ventilation

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 139, Issue SUPPL., 1996, Pages 132-133

  Gryfe, P ^a,c   Kurtz, I ^b   Gutmann, M ^a   Laiken, G ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b MacMillan Centre   (Canada)

^c U WING   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Artificial ventilation; Assistive technology; Myoelectric signal; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MYOELECTRIC CONTROL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE;

EID: 0029829077     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-510X(96)00086-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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