Mechanical airway clearance using the Frequencer electro-acoustical transducer in cystic fibrosis

Clinical and Investigative Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 159-165

  Cantin, André M ^a   Bacon, Marc ^b   Berthiaume, Yves ^c  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b Fabgroups Technologies Inc   (Canada)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREATHING EXERCISE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CLEARANCE; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM; TRANSDUCER;

CYSTIC FIBROSIS; HUMANS; MUCOCILIARY CLEARANCE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RESPIRATORY THERAPY; SPUTUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745281218     PISSN: 0147958X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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