No effect of Chinese Acupuncture on isocapnic hyperventilation with cold air in asthmatics, measured with impulse oscillometry

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 66-73

  Malmström, Monica ^a   Ahlner, Johan ^a   Carlsson, Christer ^a   Schmekel, Birgitta ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Asthma; Bronchial hyperresponsiveness; Cold air challenge

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AIRWAY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS REACTIVITY; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLD AIR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; OSCILLATION; OSCILLOMETRY; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME; TREATMENT FAILURE;

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ASTHMA; COLD; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERVENTILATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSCILLOMETRY; RESEARCH DESIGN; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0036668777     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/aim.20.2-3.66     Document Type: Article

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