Mechanical ventilation care in severe childhood neurological disorders

Brain and Development

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 796-800

  Sasaki, Masayuki ^a   Sugai, Kenji ^a   Fukumizu, Michio ^a   Hanaoka, Shigeru ^a   Kaga, Makiko ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Home mechanical ventilation care; Medical ethics; Neuromuscular disorders; Progressive central nervous system disorders; Respiratory insufficiency

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY FAILURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0035200230     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0387-7604(01)00317-5     Document Type: Article

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