Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is the most common form of chronic lung disease in
infancy. The clinical, radiological, and pathological features of BPD were first described a little …

Congenital malformations of the lower respiratory tract are usually diagnosed and managed
in the newborn period, in infancy, or in childhood. To what extent should the adult …

Twenty patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) were trained to mobilize intrabronchial secretions
by a new method of positive expiratory pressure mask (PEP mask) physiotherapy (PT). …

Insight into the physiology of a forced expiration is the most important prerequisite for
understanding and correctly interpreting the most common pulmonary function tests like spirometry …

Ten children with cystic fibrosis participated in swimming training over 7 weeks. Ventilatory
status, assessed by spirometry, had improved significantly after the course. 10 weeks after …

… of the data, and Ms Sabine M6tschger and Ms Juliane Schmidt for their secretarial assistance.
… Zach MS (1990) Lung disease in cystic fibrosis--an updated concept. Pediatr Pulmonol 8:…

Background: Laser acupuncture, a painless technique, is a widely used alternative treatment
method for childhood asthma, although its efficacy has not been proved in controlled …

Background Immunotherapy for bee venom allergy is effective and provides long‐term
protection. Venom‐specific IgG4 levels are increased but with no correlation with clinical …

… Copyright© 2007 Selection, introduction, and editorial matter: Mikesch Muecke and Miriam
Zach; for their respective individual chapters: the contributors Garth Ancher, Kim Chow-Morris…

In order to evaluate the short-term lung function effects of high-pressure positive expiratory
pressure (PEP)-mask physiotherapy (PT) in relation to PT-assisted sputum production, we …