Repeated Waon therapy improves pulmonary hypertension during exercise in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 106-113

  Umehara, Megumi ^a   Yamaguchi, Akihiko ^a   Itakura, Susumu ^a   Suenaga, Mitsuhiro ^a   Sakaki, Yoshimune ^a   Nakashiki, Kenichi ^a   Miyata, Masaaki ^a   Tei, Chuwa ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Exercise test; Pulmonary artery; Pulmonary disease; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DYSPNEA; ERGOMETER; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; GLOBAL INITIATIVE FOR CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE CRITERIA; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAUNA; ST. GEORGE'S RESPIRATORY QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WAON THERAPY;

EID: 43749122780     PISSN: 09145087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2008.01.004     Document Type: Article

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