Vital capacity as an efficacy measure: Con

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Other Motor Neuron Disorders

Volumn 3, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2002, Pages

  Jackson, Carlayne E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STANDARDIZATION; SURVIVAL RATE; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0036393397     PISSN: 14660822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/146608202320374309     Document Type: Article

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