Respiratory care of the patient with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: ATS consensus statement

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2004 Aug 15;170(4):456-65. doi: 10.1164/rccm.200307-885ST.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Consensus Development Conference
  • Guideline
  • Practice Guideline
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Breathing Exercises
  • Heart Diseases / etiology
  • Heart Diseases / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Long-Term Care / methods
  • Long-Term Care / standards
  • Lung Diseases / etiology
  • Lung Diseases / prevention & control
  • Malnutrition / etiology
  • Malnutrition / prevention & control
  • Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne / complications
  • Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne / therapy*
  • Patient Education as Topic / methods
  • Patient Education as Topic / standards
  • Respiration, Artificial / methods
  • Respiration, Artificial / standards
  • Respiratory Function Tests
  • Respiratory Therapy / methods*
  • Respiratory Therapy / standards*
  • Scoliosis / etiology
  • Scoliosis / therapy
  • Sleep Wake Disorders / diagnosis
  • Sleep Wake Disorders / etiology
  • Sleep Wake Disorders / therapy
  • Terminal Care / methods
  • Terminal Care / standards