Airway clearance techniques (ACT): A retrospective study in 188 patients, 96 of which with respiratory failure (RF)

F. D‘Abrosca, B. Garabelli, L. Appendini, G. Savio, A. Barison, N. Buschini, P. Baiardi, B. Balbi (Veruno, Pavia, Italy)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Asthma: issues in rehabilitation and physical therapy
Session: Asthma: issues in rehabilitation and physical therapy
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1312
Disease area: Airway diseases

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F. D‘Abrosca, B. Garabelli, L. Appendini, G. Savio, A. Barison, N. Buschini, P. Baiardi, B. Balbi (Veruno, Pavia, Italy). Airway clearance techniques (ACT): A retrospective study in 188 patients, 96 of which with respiratory failure (RF). Eur Respir J 2011; 38: Suppl. 55, 1312

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