Managing Duchenne muscular dystrophy - The additive effect of spinal surgery and home nocturnal ventilation in improving survival

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 470-475

  Eagle, Michelle ^a   Bourke, John ^a   Bullock, Robert ^a   Gibson, Mike ^a   Mehta, Jwalant ^a   Giddings, Dave ^b   Straub, Volker ^a   Bushby, Kate ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Duchenne muscular dystrophy; Nocturnal ventilation; Scoliosis; Spinal surgery; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HOME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; NOCTURNAL VENTILATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE FUSION; SPINE SURGERY; SURVIVAL TIME; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; VITAL CAPACITY; WALKING;

EID: 34249099687     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2007.03.002     Document Type: Article

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