Impact of nasal ventilation on survival in hypercapnic Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Thorax

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 949-952

  Simonds, A K ^a   Muntoni, F ^b   Heather, S ^a   Fielding, S ^a  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON AND HAREFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Duchenne muscular dystrophy; Mortality; Nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; OXYGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTERIAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; INTERMITTENT POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION; NOSE BREATHING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVAL RATE; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0031759227     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.53.11.949     Document Type: Article

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