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  • 1ALS Nursing Care Project, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, 2-1-6 Kamikitazawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-8506, Japan.

Muscle & Nerve
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Keywords:
amyotrophic lateral sclerosisbulbar palsycough peak flowrespiratory functionsurvival prognosis

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