Level of independence, functional capacity and respiratory muscle strength of patients with mucopolysaccharidosis type VI in the Northeast of Brazil

• Main Authors: Bárbara Bernardo Rinaldo da Silva Figueirêdo (Author), Paulo André Freire Magalhães (Author), Liívia Barbosa de Andrade (Author), Patrícia Bezerra (Author), Maria do Carmo Menezes Bezerra Duarte (Author)
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• Published: Instituto Materno Infantil de Pernambuco.
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Abstract Objectives: to assess the functional independence, functional capacity and respiratory muscle strength (RMS) in individuals with mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) type VI. Methods: in this cross-sectional study, the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI) and the Functional Independen...