Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 12 , Pages 1559-1565 , December 2006

Respiratory Muscle Training in Restrictive Thoracic Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial

  • Stephan Budweiser, MD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Pneumology, Donaustauf Hospital, Donaustauf, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Stephan Budweiser, MD, Klinik Donaustauf, Ludwigstraße 68, D-93093 Donaustauf, Germany.
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  • Markus Moertl, MD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Pneumology, Donaustauf Hospital, Donaustauf, Germany
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  • Rudolf A. Jörres, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institute and Outpatient Clinic for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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  • Wolfram Windisch, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pneumology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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  • Frank Heinemann, MD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Pneumology, Donaustauf Hospital, Donaustauf, Germany
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  • Michael Pfeifer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Pneumology, Donaustauf Hospital, Donaustauf, Germany
    • Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.08.340

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 12 , Pages 1559-1565 , December 2006

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