Pilot study to assess the credibility of acupuncture in acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 13-15

  Whale, Claudia A ^a   MacLaran, Sarah J A ^b   Whale, Christopher I ^c   Barnett, Mandy ^d  

^a John Eastwood Hospice   (United Kingdom)

^b Coventry Community Palliative Care Team ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; AGED; ANXIETY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 77956292845     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/aim.2008.000232     Document Type: Article

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