Nocturnal hypoxia in motor neuron disease is not predicted by standard respiratory function tests

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 419-422

  Winhammar, J M C ^a,c   Joffe, D ^a,c   Simmul, R ^a   Schoeffel, R ^a   Kiernan, M C ^b   Rowe, D B ^a,c  

^a ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Motor neuron disease (MND); Nocturnal hypoxia (NH); Nocturnal oximetry; Rapid eye movement (REM); Respiratory function test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT T TEST;

ADULT; AGED; ANOXIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 33745010935     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2006.01102.x     Document Type: Article

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