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Assessment of diaphragmatic thickness by ultrasonography in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) patients

INTRODUCTION: In Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) the assessment of diaphragmatic function is crucial because respiratory muscle weakness can cause respiratory failure. We aimed to noninvasively assess diaphragmatic function in DMD by measuring diaphragmatic thickness by ultrasonography, under the...

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Autores principales: Laviola, Marianna, Priori, Rita, D’Angelo, Maria Grazia, Aliverti, Andrea
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6061983/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30048455
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0200582