Adductor pollicis twitch tension assessed by magnetic stimulation of the ulnar nerve

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 240-245

  Harris, Mary Louise ^a,b   Luo, Yuan M ^a   Watson, Anna C ^a   Rafferty, Gerrard F ^a   Polkey, Michael I ^a   Green, Malcom ^a   Moxham, John ^a  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE TWITCH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 0033924835     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.162.1.9902073     Document Type: Article

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