Sonographic measurement of diaphragmatic displacement during tidal breathing manoeuvres - A reliability study

Australian Journal of Physiotherapy

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 39-41

  Blaney, Frances ^a   English, Coralic Seaman ^b   Sawyer, Timothy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diaphragm; Respiration; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING; DIAPHRAGM MOVEMENT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; RELIABILITY; SITTING; TIDAL VOLUME;

EID: 0033001230     PISSN: 00049514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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