Breathing exercises for asthma: a randomised controlled trial

Thorax

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-61

  Thomas, M ^a,e   McKinley, R K ^b   Mellor, S ^c   Watkin, G ^c   Holloway, E ^d   Scullion, J ^c   Shaw, D E ^c   Wardlaw, A ^c   Price, D ^a   Pavord, I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ASTHMA CONTROL QUESTIONNAIRE; BREATHING EXERCISE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 58349118219     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2008.100867     Document Type: Article

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