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A pilot study of the impact of high-frequency chest wall oscillation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with mucus hypersecretion

INTRODUCTION: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients with mucus hypersecretion tend to demonstrate increased frequency of infective exacerbations and a steeper slope of decline in lung function. Enhanced mucociliary clearance with high-frequency chest wall oscillation (HFCWO) devices...

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Autores principales: Chakravorty, Indranil, Chahal, Kamaljit, Austin, Gillian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3257955/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22259246
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S22896