Update on the approach of respiratory therapy in patients with neuromuscular diseases

• Main Authors: Priscilla Barreto Paula (Author), Laura Maria de Lima Belizário Facury Lasmar (Author), Maria Teresa Mohallem Fonseca (Author), Marina Belisário Carvalhais (Author), Maria da Glória Rodrigues Machado (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de Fortaleza, 2010-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To assess the role of physiotherapy in approaching neuromuscular disease (NMD), with emphasis on preventive and therapeutic aspects of respiratory therapy. Methods: A nonsystematic literature review covering the past twenty years, using the databases MEDLINE and LILACS through the followi...