Microrint pulmonary function testing in older adults with an intellectual disability

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 103, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1954-1959

  Pouls, Katrien P M ^a,d   Alsema, Lianne E ^b,d   van der Laan, Hester ^c,d   Evenhuis, Heleen M ^d   Penning, Corine ^d  

^a Lunetzorg   (Netherlands)

^b Steinmetz de Compaan   (Netherlands)

^c Amarant   (Netherlands)

^d ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adults; Intellectual disability; Interrupter technique; MicroRint; Pulmonary function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY;

AGED; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 70350704952     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2009.05.021     Document Type: Article

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