Dysfunctional breathing in patients with asthma

Thorax

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 568-

  Prys Picard, C O ^a   Niven, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b North West Lung Centre ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; BREATHING DISORDER; CAPNOGRAPHY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; GOLD STANDARD; HYPERVENTILATION; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SPIROMETRY; SYMPTOM; THORAX PAIN;

ASTHMA; HUMANS; HYPERVENTILATION;

EID: 45149118904     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2007.093989     Document Type: Letter

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