Assessment of inspiratory muscle strength by the sniff nasal inspiratory pressure;Evaluation de la force musculaire inspiratoire par la pression nasale lors du sniff

Revue des Maladies Respiratoires

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 479-484

  Fitting, J W ^a   Heritier F ^a   Uldry, C ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

assessment; inspiratory muscles; strength

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING MUSCLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE DISEASES; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HISTAMINE; HUMANS; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL MUCOSA; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; NOSE; NOSE DISEASES; POSTURE; PRESSURE; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATORY MUSCLES; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 0029969845     PISSN: 07618425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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