Chest physical therapy for children hospitalised with acute pneumonia: A randomised controlled trial

Thorax

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 791-794

  Paludo, C ^a   Zhang, L ^a   Lincho, C S ^a   Lemos, D V ^a   Real, G G ^a   Bergamin, J A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; BREATHING EXERCISE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LOBAR PNEUMONIA; LUNG AUSCULTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION; ACUTE DISEASE; INFANT; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PNEUMONIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 51549097597     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2007.088195     Document Type: Article

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