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Technical Aspects of Devices and Equipment for Positive Expiratory Pressure With and Without Oscillation

Monika Fagevik Olsén, Peter Olofsson, Peter Frejd, Louise Lannefors and Elisabeth Westerdahl
Respiratory Care May 2021, 66 (5) 862-877; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.08003
Monika Fagevik Olsén
Department of Health and Rehabilitation/Physiotherapy, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Department of Physical Therapy, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Peter Olofsson
Tre Stiftelser, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Peter Frejd
Rehab Matteus, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Louise Lannefors
Department of Health and Rehabilitation/Physiotherapy, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Department of Physical Therapy, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Elisabeth Westerdahl
Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden.
University Health Care Research Center, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden.
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