Whistle mouth pressure as test of expiratory muscle strength

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 688-695

  Chetta, A ^a   Harris, M L ^a   Lyall, R A ^a   Rafferty, G F ^a   Polkey, M I ^a   Olivieri, D ^a   Moxham, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Expiratory muscle strength; Respiratory muscles; Respiratory pressures; Whistle mouth pressure test

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; BREATHING MUSCLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTANTS AND COEFFICIENTS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; COUGHING; ESOPHAGUS PRESSURE; EXHALATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INHALER; MALE; MOTIVATION; MOUTH; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PEDIATRICS; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STOMACH PRESSURE; TECHNIQUE; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH; PRESSURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATORY MUSCLES; STOMACH;

EID: 0035001783     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.01.17406880     Document Type: Article

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