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

Affiliations

• ¹ 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.
• ² CINTESIS - Center for Health Technology and Services Research, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
• ³ REMEO Home Department, Linde Saúde, Algarve, Portugal.
• ⁴ 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.
• ⁵ 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. Electronic address: [email protected].