Spinal muscular atrophy type 1: A noninvasive respiratory management approach

Chest

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1100-1105

  Bach, John R ^a   Niranjan, Vis ^a   Weaver, Brian ^a  

^a University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilevel positive airway pressure; Mechanical ventilation; Noninvasive ventilation; Pulmonary complications; Respiratory failure; Spinal muscular atrophy; Survival

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY; TRACHEOTOMY;

EID: 0034007507     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.117.4.1100     Document Type: Article

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