Effects of side lying on lung function in older individuals

Physical Therapy

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 456-466

  Manning, Fiona ^a   Dean, Elizabeth ^a   Ross, Jocelyn ^a   Abboud, Raja T ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Body position; Diffusing capacity; Older adults; Oxygen transport; Pulmonary function; Recumbency; Side lying; Ventilatory inhomogeneity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY HEMODYNAMICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; NITROGEN WASHOUT; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PATIENT POSITIONING; RECUMBENCY; SITTING; SPIROMETRY; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 0032933889     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/79.5.456     Document Type: Article

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