Swiss physicians' practices of long-term mechanical ventilatory support of patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Swiss Medical Weekly

Volumn 135, Issue 39-40, 2005, Pages 599-604

  Ramelli, Gian Paolo ^a   Hammer, Jürg ^b  

^a OSPEDALE SAN GIOVANNI   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy; Mechanical ventilation; Physician's beliefs

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOVENTILATION; LONG TERM CARE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 28944448270     PISSN: 14247860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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