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Accidental boosting in an individual with tetraplegia – considerations for the interpretation of cardiopulmonary exercise testing

Tom E. Nightingale1 School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK;2 International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD), Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, Canada;3 Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2947-4931View further author information
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Gevorg Eginyan2 International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD), Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, Canada;4 School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8618-5995View further author information
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Shane J. T. Balthazaar2 International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD), Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, Canada;5 Experimental Medicine Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8860-2898View further author information
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Alison M. M. Williams2 International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD), Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, Canada;4 School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2594-4927View further author information
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Tania Lam2 International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD), Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, Canada;4 School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5782-2537View further author information
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Andrei V. Krassioukov2 International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD), Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, Canada;3 Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada;6 G.F. Strong Rehabilitation Centre, Vancouver Coastal Health, Vancouver, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 969-974 | Published online: 29 Jan 2021

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