Measuring abdominal muscle function by abdominal muscle thickening on ultrasound: reproducibility, validity and normal range values
A. Schreiber (Toronto, Canada), U. Sabatini (Toronto, Canada), S. Vorona (Toronto, Canada), M. Bertoni (Brescia, Italy), S. Piva (Brescia, Italy), E. Goligher (Toronto, Canada)
Source: International Congress 2019 – Thoracic ultrasound in clinical practice
Session: Thoracic ultrasound in clinical practice
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 5367
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