Non-pharmacological intervention for breathlessness in lung cancer

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 299-305

  Corner, J ^a   Plant, H ^a   A'Hern, R ^b   Bailey, C ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breathing exercises; Dyspnoea; Lung neoplasms; Nursing intervention (non MeSH); Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREATHING; BREATHING EXERCISE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LEISURE; LUNG CANCER; MALE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; PATIENT COUNSELING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEACHING;

EID: 0029861306     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026921639601000405     Document Type: Article

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