Functional and psychosocial effects of health qigong in patients with COPD: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 243-251

  Ng, Bobby H P ^a   Tsang, Hector W H ^a   Jones, Alice Y M ^a   So, C T ^b   Mok, Thomas Y W ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b KOWLOON HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH QIGONG; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; BREATHING EXERCISES; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMANS; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MALE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79952956260     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2010.0215     Document Type: Article

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