Sleep and breathing in neuromuscular disorders

Handbook of Clinical Neurology

Volumn 99, Issue C, 2011, Pages 1087-1108

  Chokroverty, S ^a  

^a SETON HALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOOK; BREATHING; BREATHING DISORDER; HUMAN; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDER;

HUMANS; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDERS;

EID: 78149395674     PISSN: 00729752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52007-4.00023-0     Document Type: Book

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