In search of maximum inspiratory and expiratory pressure reference equations

Respiratory Care

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1304-1305

  Petrini, Marcy F ^a   Haynes, Demondes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY PRESSURE; BREATHING MECHANICS; BREATHING MUSCLE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; REFERENCE VALUE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; EXHALATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHALATION; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 70349916503     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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