A randomised controlled equivalence trial to determine the effectiveness and cost–utility of manual chest physiotherapy techniques in the management of exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (MATREX)

Objectives: To estimate the effect, if any, of manual chest physiotherapy (MCP) administered to patients hospitalised with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation on both disease-specific and generic health-related quality of life. To compare the health service costs for those rece...

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Main Authors: J Cross, F Elender, G Barton, A Clark, L Shepstone, A Blyth, M Bachmann, I Harvey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: NIHR Journals Library 2010-05-01
Series:Health Technology Assessment
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3310/hta14230