Characterization of maximal respiratory pressures in healthy children

Background: Measurements of maximal voluntary inspiratory (Pimax) and expiratory (Pemax) pressures are used in the management of respiratory muscle disease. There is little data on the appropriate reference range, success rates, or repeatability of Pimax and Pemax in children or on methodological fa...

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Main Authors: Cox, D., Verheggen, M., Stick, S., Hall, Graham
Format: Journal Article
Published: Karger 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/54272