Therapeutic Singing as an Adjunct for Pulmonary Rehabilitation Participants With COPD: Outcomes of a Feasibility Study

Music & Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 169-176

  Goodridge, Donna ^a   Nicol, Jennifer J ^a   Horvey, Karla J ^b   Butcher, Scotty ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

breathlessness; COPD; music therapy; pulmonary rehabilitation; therapeutic singing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990328222     PISSN: 19438621     EISSN: 1943863X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1943862113493012     Document Type: Article

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