Should lung transplant recipients routinely perform airway clearance techniques? A randomized trial.

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Published in Respirology on August 18, 2008

Authors

Prue E Munro1, Brenda M Button, Michael Bailey, Helen Whitford, Samantha J Ellis, Gregory I Snell

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. p.munro@alfred.org.au

Associated clinical trials:

Preliminary Study of Dornase Alpha to Treat Chest Infections Post Lung Transplant. | NCT01952470

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