Pulmonary function testing in quadriplegic subjects

Spinal Cord

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 275-277

  Pithon, K R ^a   Martins, L E B ^a   Renno, A C M ^b   Abreu, D C C ^c   Cliquet Jr , A ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d FCM   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Pulmonary functional testing; Quadriplegia; Respiratory functions; Spinal cord injury; Wheelchair

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GENDER; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; SEAT; SPIROMETRY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WHEELCHAIR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; BRAZIL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; MAXIMAL VOLUNTARY VENTILATION; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPIROMETRY; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 41849136529     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3102146     Document Type: Article

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