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Dyspnea and respiratory muscle strength in end-stage liver disease
Georgios Kaltsakas, Anastasios F Palamidas, Sofia-Antiopi Gennimata, Antonia Koutsoukou, Nickolaos G Koulouris, Respiratory Function Lab, 1st Respiratory Medicine Department, “Sotiria” Hospital for Diseases of the Chest, University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece
Efstathios Antoniou, Panorea Paraskeva, Anastasios Smyrnis, 2nd Propaedeutic Surgery Department, “Laiko” Hospital, University of Athens, 11526 Athens, Greece
Joseph Milic-Emili, Meakins-Christie Labs, McGill University, Montreal QC H3A 0G4, Canada
Author contributions: Kaltsakas G, Antoniou E, Palamidas AF, Gennimata SA, Paraskeva P, Smyrnis A, Koutsoukou A, and Koulouris NG made measurements on the subjects, analysed the data, and contributed in lengthy discussions during the writing of the paper; Milic-Emili J made constructive criticisms; Kaltsakas G, Antoniou E, and Koulouris NG wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Nickolaos G Koulouris, MD, PhD, FCCP, Professor of Respiratory Medicine, 1st Respiratory Medicine Department, “Sotiria” Hospital for Diseases of the Chest, University of Athens, 152, Mesogeion Ave, 11527 Athens, Greece. koulnik@med.uoa.gr
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Received: June 14, 2012
Revised: October 20, 2012
Accepted: November 25, 2012
Published online: February 27, 2013
Revised: October 20, 2012
Accepted: November 25, 2012
Published online: February 27, 2013
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