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O’Connor E, Patnode CD, Burda BU, et al. Breathing Exercises and/or Retraining Techniques in the Treatment of Asthma: Comparative Effectiveness [Internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2012 Sep. (Comparative Effectiveness Reviews, No. 71.)

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Breathing Exercises and/or Retraining Techniques in the Treatment of Asthma: Comparative Effectiveness [Internet].

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Abbreviations and Acronyms

AHRQ

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

AMED

Allied and Complementary Medicine

AQLQ

Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire

ATS

American Thoracic Society

BTS

British Thoracic Society

CAM

complementary and alternative medicine

CCRCT

Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials

CI

confidence interval

CO2

carbon dioxide

EPC

Evidence-based Practice Center

FEV1

forced expiratory volume in 1 second

FVC

forced vital capacity

HRV

heart rate variability

ICS

inhaled corticosteroid(s)

IMT

inspiratory muscle training

IndMED

Indian Medical Journals

LOCF

last observation carried forward

MANTIS

Manual, Alternative and Natural Therapy Index System

mcg

microgram(s)

NAEPP

National Asthma Education Program and Prevention

PEDro

Physiotherapy Evidence Database

PEF

peak expiratory flow

RCT

randomized controlled trial

SABA

short-acting beta2-agonists

SF

Short Form Health Survey (e.g., SF-36)

SGRQ

St. George’s Respiratory Questionnaire

SIP

scientific information packet

SMD

standardized mean difference

TEP

technical expert panel

VC

vital capacity

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