Diaphragm pacing and motor neurone disease: lessons for all?
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Diaphragm pacing and motor neurone disease: lessons for all?
Respiratory physicians and neurologists should be cognisant of the respiratory complications of motor neurone disease http://ow.ly/TIxe5.
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عنوان ژورنال: ERJ Open Research
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2312-0541
DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00073-2015