Effects of rehabilitation winter camps at the dead sea on European cystic fibrosis patients

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 806-809

  Goldbart, Aviv D ^a   Cohen, Arnon D ^b   Weitzman, Dahlia ^b   Tal, Asher ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cystic fibrosis; Rehabilitation campPulmonary function tests

Indexed keywords

OXYHEMOGLOBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; EUROPE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; ISRAEL; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REHABILITATION CENTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WEIGHT GAIN; WINTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; OCEANS AND SEAS; OXYHEMOGLOBINS; RECREATION; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 36749077609     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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