The efficacy of noninvasive mechanical ventilation on nocturnal hypoxaemia in Duchenne's muscular dystrophy

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 9-13

  Cerveri, I ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Duchenne's muscular dystrophy; Neuromuscular diseases; Noninvasive mechanical ventilation; Sleep disordered breathing

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; OXYGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTERIAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; NIGHT; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0031864324     PISSN: 11220643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (3)

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