The inter-observer agreement of handheld dynamometry in critically ill patients

J. Segers, G. Vanpee, P. Wouters, H. Vanmechelen, G. Van den Berghe, G. Hermans, R. Gosselink (Leuven, Belgium)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Respiratory physiotherapy in the intensive care unit and on the ward: breathing exercises and respiratory muscles
Disease area: Airway diseases, Respiratory critical care

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