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Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders
Published in: Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders 1/2007

Open Access 01-10-2007 | Oral presentation

Respiratory muscle strength in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis

Authors: Jacek Durmala, Waldemar Tomalak

Published in: Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders | Special Issue 1/2007

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The aim of the study was to assess the respiratory muscle strength in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis (IS), conservatively treated using exercises by Dobosiewicz [1]. …
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Metadata
Title
Respiratory muscle strength in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis
Authors
Jacek Durmala
Waldemar Tomalak
Publication date
01-10-2007
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders / Issue Special Issue 1/2007
Electronic ISSN: 2397-1789
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1748-7161-2-S1-S4

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