Respiratory physiotherapy during an acute exacerbation - evidence versus practice

Physiotherapy (United Kingdom)

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 93-94

  Singh, Sally ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Faculty of Engineering and Computing   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; AUSTRALIA; BREATHING EXERCISE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LUNG CLEARANCE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESISTANCE TRAINING; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESPIRATORY THERAPY;

EID: 84877109247     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: 18731465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2013.01.002     Document Type: Editorial

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