Short-term effect of physiotherapy on variability of the lung clearance index in children with cystic fibrosis

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 301-306

  Fuchs, Susanne I ^a,b   Toussaint, Sabine ^b   Edlhaimb, Barbara ^b   Ballmann, Manfred ^b   Gappa, Monika ^a  

^a MARIEN HOSPITAL WESEL   (Germany)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Children; Cystic fibrosis; Lung clearance index; Multiple breath washout; Physiotherapy; Side stream ultrasonic flow sensor; Variability; Ventilation in homogeneity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CLEARANCE INDEX; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MULTIPLE BREATH WASHOUT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE; REPRODUCIBILITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY;

EID: 77449097660     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: 10990496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.21180     Document Type: Article

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