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Abdominal functional electrical stimulation to enhance mechanical insufflation-exsufflation

CONTEXT: Respiratory complications, attributed to the build-up of secretions in the airway, are a leading cause of rehospitalisation for the tetraplegic population. Previously, we observed that the application of Abdominal Functional Electrical Stimulation (AFES) improved cough function and increase...

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Autores principales: McCaughey, Euan J., McLean, Alan N., Allan, David B., Gollee, Henrik
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5137572/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26689243
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10790268.2015.1114226