Neuromuscular Disorders
Volume 12, Issue 6 , Pages 576-583 , August 2002

Dose-dependent effect of individualized respiratory muscle training in children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

  • Nathalie Topin

      Affiliations

    • Laboratoire de Physiologie des Interactions, Service Central de Physiologie Clinique, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, 34295 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +33-467-335-908; fax: +33-467-335-923
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  • Stefan Matecki

      Affiliations

    • Laboratoire de Physiologie des Interactions, Service Central de Physiologie Clinique, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, 34295 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
    • ,
  • Stephanie Le Bris

      Affiliations

    • Laboratoire de Physiologie des Interactions, Service Central de Physiologie Clinique, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, 34295 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
    • ,
  • François Rivier

      Affiliations

    • Service de Neuropediatrie, Hôpital Saint Eloi, Montpellier, France
    • ,
  • Bernard Echenne

      Affiliations

    • Service de Neuropediatrie, Hôpital Saint Eloi, Montpellier, France
    • ,
  • Christian Prefaut

      Affiliations

    • Laboratoire de Physiologie des Interactions, Service Central de Physiologie Clinique, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, 34295 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
    • ,
  • Michele Ramonatxo

      Affiliations

    • Laboratoire de Physiologie des Interactions, Service Central de Physiologie Clinique, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, 34295 Montpellier Cedex 5, France

Received 20 July 2001 ,Revised 6 November 2001 ,Accepted 17 January 2002.

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Neuromuscular Disorders
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