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The Oral Secretion Scale and Prognostic Factors for Survival in Subjects With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Pamela A Cazzolli, Benjamin Rix Brooks, Yuki Nakayama, Joseph S Lewarski, Douglas A McKim, Sheryl L Holt and Robert L Chatburn
Respiratory Care August 2020, 65 (8) 1063-1076; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.07005
Pamela A Cazzolli
ALS Care Project, Canton, Ohio.
Benjamin Rix Brooks
Carolinas Neuromuscular/ALS-MDA Care Center, Atrium Health Neurosciences Institute, Department of Neurology, Carolinas Medical Center, University of North Carolina School of Medicine – Charlotte Campus, Charlotte, North Carolina.
Yuki Nakayama
ALS Care Project, Canton, Ohio.
Joseph S Lewarski
RC Medical, Wickliffe, Ohio.
Douglas A McKim
University of Ottawa, CANVent Respiratory Rehabilitation Services, The Ottawa Rehabilitation Centre, and The Ottawa Hospital Sleep Centre, Ottawa, Canada, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute.
Sheryl L Holt
Physical Therapy Department, University of Mount Union, Alliance, Ohio, ALS Care Project Canton, Ohio.
Robert L Chatburn
Respiratory Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Department of Medicine, Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.

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Respiratory Care
Vol. 65, Issue 8
1 Aug 2020
The Oral Secretion Scale and Prognostic Factors for Survival in Subjects With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Pamela A Cazzolli, Benjamin Rix Brooks, Yuki Nakayama, Joseph S Lewarski, Douglas A McKim, Sheryl L Holt, Robert L Chatburn
Respiratory Care Aug 2020, 65 (8) 1063-1076; DOI: 10.4187/respcare.07005
The Oral Secretion Scale and Prognostic Factors for Survival in Subjects With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Pamela A Cazzolli, Benjamin Rix Brooks, Yuki Nakayama, Joseph S Lewarski, Douglas A McKim, Sheryl L Holt, Robert L Chatburn
Respiratory Care Aug 2020, 65 (8) 1063-1076; DOI: 10.4187/respcare.07005