Duchenne muscular dystrophy: Life prolongation by noninvasive ventilatory support

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 595-599

  Villanova, Marcello ^a   Brancalion, Beatrice ^a   Mehta, Anokhi D ^b  

^a Nigrisoli Hospital   (Italy)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy; Italy; Noninvasive Ventilation; Paradigm

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; OXYHEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION; LONGEVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NONINVASIVE VENTILATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PULSE RATE; SLEEP; SPIROMETRY; TIDAL VOLUME; VITAL CAPACITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CARBON DIOXIDE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERMITTENT POSITIVE-PRESSURE VENTILATION; LONGEVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; NONINVASIVE VENTILATION; OXYHEMOGLOBINS; PULSE; SLEEP; SPIROMETRY; TIDAL VOLUME; VITAL CAPACITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903271334     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: 15377385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000000074     Document Type: Article

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