Physiologic evidence for the efficacy of positive expiratory pressure as an airway clearance technique in patients with cystic fibrosis.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Individuals with cystic fibrosis (CF) have large amounts of infected mucus in their lungs, which causes irreversible lung tissue damage. Although patient-administered positive expiratory pressure (PEP) breathing has been promoted as an effective therapeutic modality for remov...
| Publicado en: | Physical Therapy Vol. 84; no. 6; pp. 524 - 538 |
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| Autores principales: | , , , |
| Formato: | pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Jun2004
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