Influence of immersion in water on muscle function and breathing pattern in patients with severe diaphragm weakness

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Volumn 125, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 2069-2074

  Schoenhofer, Bernd ^a,c   Koehler, Dieter ^a   Polkey, Michael I ^b  

^a KRANKENHAUS KLOSTER GRAFSCHAFT   (Germany)

^b ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Klinikum Hannover Oststadt   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diaphragmatic weakness; Immersion; Lung function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING PATTERN; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM MUSCLE; DIAPHRAGM PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG MINUTE VOLUME; MALE; MOUTH OCCLUSION PRESSURE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE STIMULATION; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROMETRY; TIDAL VOLUME; VITAL CAPACITY; WATER IMMERSION;

EID: 2942711399     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.125.6.2069     Document Type: Article

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