Breathing exercises for asthma: Panacea or placebo?

Thorax

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1033-1034

  Pearson, Mike G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT;

ASTHMA; BREATHING EXERCISE; BRONCHODILATATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; EDITORIAL; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ASTHMA; BREATHING EXERCISES; HUMANS; PLACEBO EFFECT; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 36749079061     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2007.084707     Document Type: Editorial

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