Impact of laughter on air trapping in severe chronic obstructive lung disease

Static and dynamic hyperinflation is an important factor of exertional dyspnea in patients with severe COPD. This proof-of-concept intervention trial sought to study whether laughter can reduce hyperinflation through repetitive expiratory efforts in patients with severe COPD. For small groups of pat...

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Autores principales: Brutsche, Martin H, Grossman, Paul, Müller, Rebekka E, Wiegand, Jan, Pello, Baty, Florent, Ruch, Willibald
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2008
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2528214/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18488442

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2528214/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18488442

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