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

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 Independ...

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Main Authors: Bárbara Bernardo Rinaldo da Silva Figueirêdo, Paulo André Freire Magalhães, Liívia Barbosa de Andrade, Patrícia Bezerra, Maria do Carmo Menezes Bezerra Duarte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Materno Infantil de Pernambuco
Series:Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil
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