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BRAVO ACOSTA, Tania et al. Training of the respiratory muscles. Rev Cub Med Mil [online]. 2005, vol.34, n.1, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1561-3046.

The increase of the smoking habit, the harmful effect of its addiction, the high incidence of affections with respiratory compromise in the population, as well as the evolution towards chronicity in many of these diseases motivated us to make an updated review of the training of the respiratory muscles in order to know how we can improve the functional capacity, the tolerance to exercise, and the autonomy and independence for the daily activities in this group of patients, resulting in a better quality of life of the Cuban population.

Palavras-chave : Inspiratory muscles; expiratory muscles, training.