Chest Physiotherapy in patients with Bronchiectasis – what is the current practice in Europe?

M. Pinto Mendes (Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal), S. Finch (Dundee, United Kingdom), A. Shoemark (Dundee, United Kingdom), E. Polverino (Barcelona, Spain), F. Blasi (Milan, Italy), F. Ringshausen (Hannover, Germany), A. De Soyza (Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom), M. Vendrell (Girona, Spain), P. Goeminne (Sint-Niklaas , Belgium), W. Boersma (Alkmaar, Netherlands), C. Haworth (Cambridge, United Kingdom), M. Murris (Toulouse, France), K. Dimakou (Athens, Greece), A. Hill (Edinburgh, United Kingdom), M. Loebinger (London, United Kingdom), R. Menéndez (Valencia, Spain), A. Torres (Barcelona, Spain), T. Welte (Hannover, Germany), R. Wilson (London, United Kingdom), S. Elborn (London, United Kingdom), S. Aliberti (Milan, Italy), J. Chalmers (Dundee, United Kingdom)

Source: International Congress 2018 – The global impact of bronchiectasis and nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM)
Session: The global impact of bronchiectasis and nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM)
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 354
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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