Improvement in health status following bronchopulmonary hygiene physical therapy in patients with bronchiectasis

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 102, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1140-1144

  Mutalithas, Kugathasan ^a   Watkin, Gillian ^a   Willig, Briony ^a   Wardlaw, Andrew ^a   Pavord, Ian D ^a   Birring, Surinder S ^b  

^a GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bronchiectasis; Bronchopulmonary hygiene physical therapy; Chest physiotherapy; Cough; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING EXERCISE; BRONCHIECTASIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; BRONCHIECTASIS; COUGH; DRAINAGE, POSTURAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY THERAPY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 47249110601     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2008.03.011     Document Type: Article

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