Acupuncture in treatment of stable asthma

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1143-1145

  Biernacki, W ^a,b   Peake, M D ^a  

^a Pontefract General Infirmary   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BREATHING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MALE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0031663778     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0954-6111(98)90409-7     Document Type: Article

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