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Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: Scientific Reports - Diaphragm excursion and thickness in patients with chronic low back pain with and without lumbar instability. May 15, 2026
Add new Web site: CORE - Diaphragm Fatigue Does Not Impact Breathing Mechanics or Function in People with Chronic Low Back Pain (PDF). Feb 21, 2026
Add new Web site: American Physiological Society Publications - Action of the diaphragm on the rib cage (PDF). Jan 24, 2025
Add new Web site: Plos Journals - PLOS ONE - Impact of diaphragm function parameters on balance maintenance. Oct 15, 2024
Add new Web site: Pulmonology Journal - Diaphragmatic dysfunction. Sep 06, 2024
Added media. Nov 29, 2023
Add new Web site: Better Health Channel - Contraception - diaphragms. Aug 17, 2023
Add new Web site: TeachMeAnatomy�- The Diaphragm. Jul 06, 2023
Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Diaphragm. Feb 27, 2023
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Anatomy, Thorax: Diaphragm. Oct 08, 2022
Add new Web site: The Nemours Foundation - For Teens - The Diaphragm. Apr 25, 2022
Add new Web site: Verywell Health - The Diaphragm: Anatomy and Function. Mar 25, 2021
Add new Web site: Healthline - Diaphragm Overview. Nov 26, 2019
Corrected display issue. Jul 11, 2018
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Diaphragm Function. Jan 22, 2014
New illustration added. Jan 14, 2009
Article revised and updated. Dec 05, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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