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Acapella vs. PEP mask therapy: A randomised trial in children with cystic fibrosis during respiratory exacerbation

Kerry West Deputy Physiotherapist, Physiotherapy Department, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, New South Wales, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
, M App Sc (Physiotherapy), Grad Dip App Sc (Paediatric Physiotherapy),
Margaret Wallen Senior Occupational Therapist-Research, Occupational Therapy Department, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
, MA, B App Sc (OT) &
Jennifer Follett Head of Physiotherapy Department, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
, M Health Sc (Physiotherapy)
Pages 143-149 | Accepted 20 Feb 2009, Published online: 23 Mar 2010

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