Respiratory dysfunction and management in spinal cord injury.

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Published in Respir Care on August 01, 2006

Authors

Robert Brown1, Anthony F DiMarco, Jeannette D Hoit, Eric Garshick

Author Affiliations

1: Pulmonary and Critical Care Unit, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA. rbrown5@partners.org

Associated clinical trials:

The Effect of Neck Stabilization Exercise Plus Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation on Pulmonary Function of SCI | NCT04500223

Manually Assisted Cough Technique and Incomplete Cervical Spine Injury | NCT04741126

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