Comparison of the flutter device to standard chest physiotherapy in hospitalized patients with cystic fibrosis: A pilot study

Chest

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 993-997

  Homnick, Douglas N ^a,c   Anderson, Kirk ^b   Marks, John H ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY HOMER STRYKER MD SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chest physiotherapy; Cystic fibrosis; Flutter; Inpatient; Pulmonary function

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DEVICE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG CLEARANCE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0031731515     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.114.4.993     Document Type: Article

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