Airway clearance techniques in acute exacerbations of COPD: A survey of Australian physiotherapy practice

Physiotherapy (United Kingdom)

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 101-106

  Osadnik, Christian R ^a   McDonald, Christine F ^b   Holland, Anne E ^a,b,c  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^c Alfred Health ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute exacerbation; Airway clearance techniques; Health care surveys; Mucociliary clearance; Physical therapy modalities; Pulmonary disease, chronic obstructive

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BREATHING; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; JOB EXPERIENCE; LIKERT SCALE; LUNG CLEARANCE; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SELF REPORT; SPUTUM; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ACUTE DISEASE; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESPIRATORY THERAPY; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84877133767     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: 18731465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2012.01.002     Document Type: Article

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