Reproducibility and reliability of parasternal electromyography in patients with COPD and obesity related respiratory failure (ORRF)

M. Kamalanathan, R. Harding, L. Swanton, S. Mandal, E. S. Suh, J. Moxham, N. Hart (London, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Respiratory muscles at rest and during exercise: from physiology to clinical context
Session: Respiratory muscles at rest and during exercise: from physiology to clinical context
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 1916
Disease area: Airway diseases

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M. Kamalanathan, R. Harding, L. Swanton, S. Mandal, E. S. Suh, J. Moxham, N. Hart (London, United Kingdom). Reproducibility and reliability of parasternal electromyography in patients with COPD and obesity related respiratory failure (ORRF). Eur Respir J 2013; 42: Suppl. 57, 1916

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