Physical training for asthma

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2013, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Carson, Kristin V ^a   Chandratilleke, Madhu G ^b   Picot, Joanna ^c   Brinn, Malcolm P ^b   Esterman, Adrian J ^d   Smith, Brian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; CARDIOPULMONARY FITNESS; CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION; CYCLING; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; META ANALYSIS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; REVIEW; RUNNING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SWIMMING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; TRAINING; TREATMENT DURATION; WALKING; WEIGHT; WEIGHT LIFTING; EXERCISE; FITNESS; HEALTH STATUS; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; PHYSIOLOGY;

ASTHMA; EXERCISE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 84891688831     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD001116.pub4     Document Type: Review

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