Pulmonary vest therapy in pediatric long-term care

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 318-321

  Plioplys, Audrius V ^a   Lewis, Shelley ^a   Kasnicka, Irene ^a  

^a Little Angels Nursing Home   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; High frequency chest wall oscillation; Pediatric long term care; Pneumonia; Vest therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HIGH FREQUENCY OSCILLATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LONG TERM CARE; LUNG CLEARANCE; LUNG INFECTION; MALE; NURSING HOME; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PNEUMONIA; POSTURAL DRAINAGE; QUADRIPLEGIA; SEIZURE; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TOILET; TRACHEOSTOMY; VEST THERAPY;

EID: 0036737204     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1525-8610(05)70548-X     Document Type: Article

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