title: Preoperative pulmonary function and respiratory muscle strength in Portuguese adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiotherapy and CEMAH, School of Allied Health Sciences of Porto (ESTSP), Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Flores
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiotherapy and CEMAH, School of Allied Health Sciences of Porto (ESTSP), Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cavaleiro
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiotherapy and CEMAH, School of Allied Health Sciences of Porto (ESTSP), Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Porto, Portugal; Department of Orthophysiatry, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal. Electronic address: adl@estsp.ipp.pt.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.affiliation: School of Health Sciences, University of Aveiro and CINTESIS.UA, Aveiro, Portugal.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.affiliation: Director of the Department of Orthophysiatry, Centro Hospitalar do Porto and Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas de Abel Salazar (ICBAS), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oliveira
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053580:Muscle Strength; D011174:Portugal; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D012132:Respiratory Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000503:physiopathology*