Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in ALS
- 12 September 2006
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Neurology
- Vol. 67 (5) , 761-765
- https://doi.org/10.1212/01.wnl.0000227785.73714.64
Abstract
Objective: To identify factors associated with tolerance and survival after noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation (NIPPV) and to investigate the influence of NIPPV on lung function in patients with ALS.Keywords
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