A comparison of three methods for improving expiratory cough flow and lung volume in children with neuromuscular diseases

Akshat Kapur (Glasgow, United Kingdom), Akshat Kapur, Michael Seear, Maggie McIlwaine, Hilda Perry, Melissa Richmond, Cassandra Yoon, Kathryn Selby

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