Expiratory muscle function in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 158, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 734-741

  Polkey, Michael I ^a   Lyall, Rebecca A ^b   Green, Malcolm ^b   Leigh, P Nigel ^b   Moxham, John ^b  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS; BREATHING MUSCLE; CAPILLARY BLOOD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COUGHING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAGNETIC STIMULATION; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROMETRY; VOCAL CORD;

EID: 0031783531     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.158.3.9710072     Document Type: Article

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