Static respiratory pressures in patients with post-traumatic tetraplegia

Spinal Cord

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 43-47

  Gounden, Poobalam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Pulmonary infection; Respiratory muscle strength; Spinal cord injuries; Static respiratory pressures; Tetraplegia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREATHING MUSCLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; RESIDUAL VOLUME; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SITTING; SPINAL CORD INJURY; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0031024616     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3100336     Document Type: Article

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