Trends in survival from muscular dystrophy in England and Wales and impact on respiratory services

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1058-1063

  Calvert, L D ^a   McKeever, T M ^b   Kinnear, W J M ^a   Britton, J R ^a,b  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Duchenne muscular dystrophy; Mortality trends; Muscular dystrophy; Non invasive ventilation; Respiratory failure; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; FACIOSCAPULOHUMERAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIMB GIRDLE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES; RESPIRATORY THERAPY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK; SURVIVAL RATE; WALES;

EID: 33646034598     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2005.09.030     Document Type: Article

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