Assessment of diaphragm thickness variations by ultrasonography in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)

M. Laviola, R. Priori, M. Romei, G. D‘Angelo, A. Aliverti (Milan, Bosisio Parini, Italy)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Physiological monitoring during sleep and in neuromuscular disease in children
Session: Physiological monitoring during sleep and in neuromuscular disease in children
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 1390
Disease area: Respiratory critical care

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