Airway clearance techniques to treat acute respiratory disorders in previously healthy children: Where is the evidence?

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 167, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 607-612

  De Boeck, Kris ^a   Vermeulen, François ^a   Vreys, Myriam ^a   Moens, Marleen ^a   Proesmans, Marijke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Airway clearance techniques; Asthma; Bronchiolitis; Chest physiotherapy; Child; Respiratory disorders

Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASTHMA; ATELECTASIS; BREATHING DISORDER; BREATHING EXERCISE; BRONCHIOLITIS; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COUGHING; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; LUNG CLEARANCE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; METAPNEUMOVIRUS; PATHOGENESIS; PERCUSSION; PNEUMONIA; POSTURAL DRAINAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; REVIEW; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; VOCAL CORD DISORDER;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRAINAGE, POSTURAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; MALE; MUCOCILIARY CLEARANCE; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); RESPIRATION DISORDERS; RESPIRATORY THERAPY; VENTILATORS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 41849093305     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-008-0689-y     Document Type: Review

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