A randomized pilot study of acupuncture as an adjunct therapy in adult asthmatic patients

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 774-780

  Choi, Jun Yong ^a,b   Jung, Hee Jae ^b   Kim, Jong In ^b   Lee, Myeong Soo ^a   Kang, Kyung Won ^a   Roh, Young Lae ^b   Choi, Sun Mi ^a   Jung, Sung Ki ^b  

^a Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM)   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

acupuncture; asthma; pilot study; randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ADULT DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIZZINESS; DYSPNEA; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NAUSEA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT DURATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; ASTHMA; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77956539083     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770903.2010.485665     Document Type: Article

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