Rate and force of application of manual chest percussion by physiotherapists

Australian Journal of Physiotherapy

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 257-264

  Blazey, Sonia ^a,b   Jenkins, Sue ^a   Smith, Ray ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FREMANTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Airway obstruction; Lung diseases; Percussion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FORCE; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCUSSION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; THORAX;

EID: 0031699466     PISSN: 00049514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0004-9514(14)60385-8     Document Type: Article

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