Usefulness of chest physiotherapy with Positive Expiratory Pressure (PEP)-mask in HIV-infected children with recurrent pulmonary infections

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1195-1197

  Plebani, A ^a,b   Pinzani, R ^a   Startari, R ^a   Brusa, D ^a   Padoan, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Clinica Pediatrica De Marchi   (Italy)

Author keywords

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV); Positive Expiratory Pressure (PEP) mask; Pulmonary infections

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LUNG INFECTION; MALE; MASK; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030670653     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1997.tb14844.x     Document Type: Article

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