Air stacking: effects on pulmonary function in patients with spinal muscular atrophy and in patients with congenital muscular dystrophy,

OBJECTIVE: Respiratory complications are the main causes of morbidity and mortality in patients with neuromuscular disease (NMD). The objectives of this study were to determine the effects that routine daily home air-stacking maneuvers have on pulmonary function in patients with spinal muscular atro...

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Main Authors: Tanyse Bahia Carvalho Marques, Juliana de Carvalho Neves, Leslie Andrews Portes, João Marcos Salge, Edmar Zanoteli, Umbertina Conti Reed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2014-10-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132014000500528&lng=en&tlng=en