Test-retest reliability and concurrent validity of a digital manovacuometer

• Main Authors: Isabela Maria Braga Sclauser Pessoa (Author), Hugo Leonardo Alves Pereira (Author), Larissa Tavares Aguiar (Author), Thaysa Leite Tagliaferri (Author), Luisa Amaral Mendes da Silva (Author), Verônica Franco Parreira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2014-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The manovacuometer is a simple, quick and non-invasive test which measures the maximal respiratory pressures (MRS). Guidelines recommend the use of a digital manovacuometer due to its high accuracy. The purpose of this study was to assess the test-retest reliability and concurrent validity of a digi...