Inter-test reliability for non-invasive measures of respiratory muscle function in healthy humans

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 91, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 167-176

  Romer, Lee M ^a,c   McConnell, Alison K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Pulmonary function tests; Reliability of results

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BREATHING MUSCLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FLOW MEASUREMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INHALATION; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; RESPIRATORY TRACT PARAMETERS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME;

ADULT; EXERTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; RESPIRATORY MUSCLES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VOLITION;

EID: 1542345720     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-003-0984-2     Document Type: Article

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