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From: Provision, cough efficacy and treatment satisfaction of mechanical insufflation-exsufflation in a large multicenter cohort of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

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Cough deficiency in relation to the CPF. Cough deficiency was assessed by the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) ranging from 0 (no difficulty) to 10 (strongest difficulty). To enhance evaluability, groupings were made as follows: 0 = no cough deficiency, 1–3 = mild cough deficiency, 4–6 moderate cough deficiency, 7–10 = severe cough deficiency. n = 596.

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