Respiratory Medicine
Volume 102, Issue 5 , Pages 726-732 , May 2008

A randomised controlled trial of the Buteyko technique as an adjunct to conventional management of asthma

  • Robert L. Cowie

      Affiliations

    • Calgary COPD and Asthma Program, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +14032208859; fax: +14032107944.
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  • Diane P. Conley

      Affiliations

    • Calgary COPD and Asthma Program, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1
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  • Margot F. Underwood

      Affiliations

    • Calgary COPD and Asthma Program, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1
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  • Patricia G. Reader

      Affiliations

    • Calgary Health Region, Canada

Received 24 July 2007 ,Accepted 9 December 2007.

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☆ Support statement: The study was funded by an anonymous donor through the Dean's Office, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Canada.

PII: S0954-6111(07)00511-2

doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2007.12.012

Respiratory Medicine
Volume 102, Issue 5 , Pages 726-732 , May 2008

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