International predictive equations of maximum respiratory mouth pressures: Are they suitable for the Portuguese adult population?

• S. Souto-Miranda,
• C. Jácome,
• A. Alves,
• A. Machado,
• C. Paixão,
• A. Oliveira,
• A. Marques

Affiliations

S. Souto-Miranda

Lab 3R – Respiratory Research and Rehabilitation Laboratory, School of Health Sciences (ESSUA), University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal; Institute of Biomedicine (iBiMED), University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

C. Jácome

CINTESIS – Center for Health Technology and Services Research, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal

A. Alves

REMEO Home Department, Linde Saúde, Algarve, Portugal

A. Machado

Lab 3R – Respiratory Research and Rehabilitation Laboratory, School of Health Sciences (ESSUA), University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal; Institute of Biomedicine (iBiMED), University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

C. Paixão

Lab 3R – Respiratory Research and Rehabilitation Laboratory, School of Health Sciences (ESSUA), University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal; Institute of Biomedicine (iBiMED), University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

A. Oliveira

Lab 3R – Respiratory Research and Rehabilitation Laboratory, School of Health Sciences (ESSUA), University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal; School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada; West Park Healthcare Centre, Toronto, Canada

A. Marques

Lab 3R – Respiratory Research and Rehabilitation Laboratory, School of Health Sciences (ESSUA), University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal; Institute of Biomedicine (iBiMED), University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal; Corresponding author.