Acupressure as an adjunct to a pulmonary rehabilitation program

Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 268-276

  Maa, Suh Hwa ^a,c   Gauthier, Dorothy ^b   Turner, Malcolm ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acupressure; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Dyspnea; Pulmonary rehabilitation program

Indexed keywords

ACUPRESSURE; ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; MASSAGE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ACUPRESSURE; AGED; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DYSPNEA; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; LUNG VOLUME MEASUREMENTS; MALE; SELF CARE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030817129     PISSN: 08839212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008483-199707000-00008     Document Type: Article

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