A comparison of breathing exercises, incentive spirometry and mobilisation after coronary artery surgery

Physiotherapy Theory and Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1990, Pages 117-126

  Jenkins, Susan C ^a   Soutar, Susan A ^b   Loukota, Julia M ^c   Johnson, Lorna C ^c   Moxham, John ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING EXERCISE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; COUGHING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXYGEN TENSION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPIROMETRY; THERAPY; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0025076909     PISSN: 09593985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09593989009037789     Document Type: Article

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