Investigating the claims of Konstantin Buteyko, M.D., Ph.D.: The relationship of breath holding time to end tidal CO2 and other proposed measures of dysfunctional breathing

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 115-123

  Courtney, Rosalba ^a   Cohen, Marc ^a  

^a Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATH HOLDING; BREATHING DISORDER; BUTEYKO BREATHING TECHNIQUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DYSPNEA; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; LUNG ALVEOLUS CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIJMEGEN QUESTIONNAIRE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPIROMETRY;

ADULT; BREATH TESTS; BREATHING EXERCISES; CARBON MONOXIDE; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPIROMETRY; TIDAL VOLUME;

EID: 40549131580     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2007.7204     Document Type: Article

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