Clinical Effects of Theophylline on Inspiratory Muscle Drive in Tetraplegia

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 191-197

  Ferguson, Gary T ^a   Khanchandani, Narendra ^b   Lattin, Chris D ^a   Goshgarian, Harry G ^b  

^a Botsford Hospital   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOPHYLLINE; THEOPHYLLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING MUSCLE; CASE REPORT; DIAPHRAGM MUSCLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE FORCE; QUADRIPLEGIA; RESPIRATORY FAILURE;

EID: 0033508318     PISSN: 15459683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/154596839901300309     Document Type: Article

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