NIV improves sleep fragmentation in patients with ALS

B. Vrijsen, D. Testelmans, C. Belge, B. Buyse (Leuven, Belgium)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Long-term NIV: children, neuromuscular patients and technical aspects
Session: Long-term NIV: children, neuromuscular patients and technical aspects
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3851
Disease area: Respiratory critical care, Sleep and breathing disorders

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B. Vrijsen, D. Testelmans, C. Belge, B. Buyse (Leuven, Belgium). NIV improves sleep fragmentation in patients with ALS. Eur Respir J 2013; 42: Suppl. 57, 3851

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