Effectiveness of acupressure in improving dyspnoea in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 252-259

  Wu, Hua Shan ^a   Wu, Shiao Chi ^b   Lin, Jaung Geng ^c   Lin, Li Chan ^b  

^a JEN TEH JUNIOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acupoint; Acupressure; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Dyspnoea; Randomized block experimental design, nursing

Indexed keywords

ACUPRESSURE; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; GANGLION BLOCK; HUMAN; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; OXYGEN SATURATION; PAROXYSMAL DYSPNEA; PATIENT SELECTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING SPEED;

ACUPRESSURE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0842333983     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2003.02886.x     Document Type: Article

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