Noninvasive measurement of the tension-time index in children with neuromuscular disease

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 931-937

  Mulreany, Laura T ^a   Weiner, Daniel J ^a   McDonough, Joseph M ^a   Panitch, Howard B ^a   Allen, Julian L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Muscular dystrophy; Respiratory muscles

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREATHING MUSCLE; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY FAILURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TONE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDUAL VOLUME; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SCHOOL CHILD; SPIROMETRY; TENSION TIME INDEX; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY;

EID: 0041421155     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01087.2002     Document Type: Article

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