Respiratory muscle training in the elderly: A strategy for preservation of inspiratory and expiratory pressures impacting on mobility and thickness of the diaphragm

H. Souza, T. Rocha, M. Pessoa, C. Rattes, D. Brandão, S. Campos, A. Andrea, A. Dornelas de Andrade (Recife, Brazil; Milan, Italy)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Functional imaging of the lung, airways and diaphragm
Session: Functional imaging of the lung, airways and diaphragm
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 211
Disease area: Airway diseases

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H. Souza, T. Rocha, M. Pessoa, C. Rattes, D. Brandão, S. Campos, A. Andrea, A. Dornelas de Andrade (Recife, Brazil; Milan, Italy). Respiratory muscle training in the elderly: A strategy for preservation of inspiratory and expiratory pressures impacting on mobility and thickness of the diaphragm. Eur Respir J 2013; 42: Suppl. 57, 211

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