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The Effects Of Relaxation Exercises On Young Persons With Moderate Asthma, Robert Edward Obrecht Dec 1994

The Effects Of Relaxation Exercises On Young Persons With Moderate Asthma, Robert Edward Obrecht

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This experiment studied the acute and cumulative effects of relaxation exercises on young persons (mean age 11.4 years) with moderate asthma. In order to assess the acute effects of relaxation, treatment group subjects were instructed to perform relaxation exercises immediately before and during methacholine inhalation challenge procedures that produced a 20% reduction in forced expiratory volume in one-second (FEXA,). The control group subjects were not taught the relaxation exercises, but still underwent the methacholine challenges. In order to assess the cumulative effects of the treatment group subjects practicing relaxation exercises twice daily at home for 10-weeks, they were instructed to …


Small Fry, Big Spender: Mcdonald's And The Rise Of A Children's Consumer Culture, 1955-1985, Kathleen D. Toerpe Jan 1994

Small Fry, Big Spender: Mcdonald's And The Rise Of A Children's Consumer Culture, 1955-1985, Kathleen D. Toerpe

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Mass Culture And Class Distinctions In The Novels Of Nathanael West, Stephen P. Johnson Jan 1994

Mass Culture And Class Distinctions In The Novels Of Nathanael West, Stephen P. Johnson

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