Effects of acupuncture as a treatment for hyperventilation syndrome: A pilot, randomized crossover trial

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-46

  Gibson, Denise ^a,b   Bruton, Anne ^b   Lewith, George T ^b   Mullee, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREATHING; BREATHING EXERCISE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION SYNDROME; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL DYSPNEA SCALE; NIJMEGEN QUESTIONNAIRE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DEPRESSION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERVENTILATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33847277298     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2006.5283     Document Type: Article

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