Head position and its effect on pulmonary function in tetraplegic patients

Spinal Cord

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 602-607

  Amodie Storey, Cheryl ^a   Nash, Mark S ^a,b   Roussell, Pamela M ^a   Knox, Anne W ^a   Crane, Linda D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Head position; Pulmonary; Pulmonary function tests; Tetraplegia; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXPIRATORY FLOW; FEMALE; HEAD POSITION; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0029955998     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.1996.107     Document Type: Article

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