Diaphragmatic motion recorded by M-mode ultrasonography: limits of normality

Alain Boussuges, Julie Finance, Guillaume Chaumet, Fabienne Brégeon

Source: ERJ Open Res, 7 (1) 00714-2020; 10.1183/23120541.00714-2020
Journal Issue: January

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