Assessment of muscle shortening and static posture in children with persistent asthma

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 166, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 715-721

  Lopes, Erica A ^a   Fanelli Galvani, Adriana ^a,b   Prisco, Camilla C V ^a   Gonçalves, Raquel C ^a   Jacob, Cristina M A ^a   Cabral, Anna L B ^b   Martins, Milton A ^a   Carvalho, Celso R F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Hospital Infantil Darcy Vargas   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Asthma; Muscles; Musculoskeletal abnormalities; Pediatrics; Posture

Indexed keywords

ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY MASS; BODY POSTURE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUMBAR SPINE; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SCHOOL CHILD; SHOULDER; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRETCHING; THIGH;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ASTHMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 34249046100     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-006-0313-y     Document Type: Article

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