Airway clearance techniques: Which one?

Chronic Respiratory Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 65-66

  Prasad, S A ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MUCOLYTIC AGENT;

BREATHING EXERCISE; BRONCHIECTASIS; BRONCHUS SECRETION; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DISEASE COURSE; EDITORIAL; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG CLEARANCE; MUCOCILIARY CLEARANCE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; POSTURAL DRAINAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SPUTUM EXAMINATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EXERCISE MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MUCOCILIARY CLEARANCE; MUCUS; RESPIRATORY THERAPY;

EID: 34547210096     PISSN: 14799723     EISSN: 14799731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1479972307076482     Document Type: Editorial

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