What is the best airway clearance technique in cystic fibrosis?

Paediatric Respiratory Reviews

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL.1, 2013, Pages 10-12

  Main, Eleanor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airway clearance; Cystic fibrosis; Physiotherapy; Preference trials; Research

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY CLEARANCE TECHNIQUE; ARTICLE; BREATHING EXERCISE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LUNG CLEARANCE; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

CYSTIC FIBROSIS; HUMANS; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RESPIRATORY THERAPY;

EID: 84878162476     PISSN: 15260542     EISSN: 15260550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prrv.2013.01.008     Document Type: Article

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