Tests of respiratory muscle strength

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 166, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 528-547

  Green, Malcom ^a   Road, Jeremy ^a   Sieck, Gary C ^a   Similowski, Thomas ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; BALLOON CATHETER; BREATHING MECHANICS; BREATHING MUSCLE; CALIBRATION; COUGHING; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS PRESSURE; EXPIRATORY FLOW; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; LUNG PRESSURE; MAGNETIC STIMULATION; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NERVE STIMULATION; PHRENIC NERVE; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THORAX PRESSURE;

EID: 0037102397     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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