Use of breathing pacemakers to suppress intractable hiccups of up to thirteen years duration

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 524-525

  Dobelle, William H ^a,b,c  

^a Institut Dobelle AG   (Switzerland)

^b Department of Orthopaedic Surgery   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); PACEMAKERS;

BREATHING PACEMAKERS; INTRACTABLE HICCUP SUPPRESSION;

ARTIFICIAL ORGANS;

ADULT; AGED; BREATHING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAPHRAGM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HICCUP; HUMAN; PACEMAKER; PHRENIC NERVE; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0033377334     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002480-199911000-00003     Document Type: Short Survey

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