Airway clearance in the spontaneously breathing adult–the evidence

Physical Therapy Reviews

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 5-10

  Pryor, Jennifer A ^a  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AIRWAY CLEARANCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862819332     PISSN: 10833196     EISSN: 1743288X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/108331906X98877     Document Type: Article

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