Effects of bracing on lung function in idiopathic juvenile kyphosis

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 83-86

  Priftis, Kostas N ^a   Hager, John ^a   Vlachou, Maria ^a   Anthracopoulos, Michael B ^b  

^a PENTELI CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Arterial oxyhemoglobin saturation; Brace; Forced vital capacity in 1 sec; Functional residual capacity; Idiopathic juvenile kyphosis; Lung function; Total lung capacity; Vital capacity

Indexed keywords

OXYHEMOGLOBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; ARTICLE; BRACE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPIROMETRY; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY; VITAL CAPACITY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BRACES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; KYPHOSIS; LUNG; LUNG VOLUME MEASUREMENTS; MALE; OXYHEMOGLOBINS; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 0037313019     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.10220     Document Type: Article

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