Exploratory mixed methods study of respiratory physiotherapy for patients with lower respiratory tract infections
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Lower respiratory tract infections.
Acute lower respiratory infections (ALRI) are the major cause of morbidity and mortality in young children worldwide. ALRIs are important indicators of the health disparities that persist between Indigenous and non-Indigenous children in developed countries. Bronchiolitis and pneumonia account for the majority of the ALRI burden. The epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of these diseases in ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Physiotherapy
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0031-9406
DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2015.03.3723