Mirth-triggered asthma: Is laughter really the best medicine?

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 107-112

  Liangas, Georgios ^a   Morton, John R ^a,b   Henry, Richard L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asthma; Mirth; Trigger

Indexed keywords

SALBUTAMOL;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COUGHING; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXPIRATORY FLOW; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIRTH TRIGGERED ASTHMA; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; COUGH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LAUGHTER; MALE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0043069692     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.10313     Document Type: Article

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