An investigation into the immediate impact of breathlessness management on the breathless patient: randomised controlled trial

Physiotherapy

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 178-185

  Hochstetter, Jennifer K ^a   Lewis, Jeremy ^a   Soares Smith, Lorna ^a  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Borg Scale; Breathing control; Breathlessness; Physiotherapy management

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING EXERCISE; CLIMBING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 33748066007     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2004.11.003     Document Type: Article

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