Buteyko breathing technique for asthma: An effective intervention

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 116, Issue 1187, 2003, Pages

  McHugh, Patrick ^a   Aitcheson, Fergus ^a   Duncan, Bruce ^b   Houghton, Frank ^c  

^a Gisborne Hospital   (New Zealand)

^b TAIRAWHITI DISTRICT HEALTH   (New Zealand)

^c Tairawhiti District Health ^*  (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; BECLOMETASONE; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUTICASONE; PREDNISONE; SALBUTAMOL; SALMETEROL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BREATHING EXERCISE; BUTEYKO BREATHING TECHNIQUE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADOLESCENT; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; BECLOMETHASONE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY THERAPY; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 17944395961     PISSN: 11758716     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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