Acupuncture improves nutritional status and BODE index in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A randomized, placebo-controlled trial

M. Suzuki, M. Fukui, T. Shiota, K. Endo, S. Sato, K. Aihara, M. Matsumoto, S. Suzuki, R. Itotani, M. Ishitoko, M. Takemura, Y. Hara, H. Kagioka, M. Hirabayashi, S. Muro, M. Mishima (Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo, Japan)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - COPD management
Session: COPD management
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 249
Disease area: Airway diseases

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M. Suzuki, M. Fukui, T. Shiota, K. Endo, S. Sato, K. Aihara, M. Matsumoto, S. Suzuki, R. Itotani, M. Ishitoko, M. Takemura, Y. Hara, H. Kagioka, M. Hirabayashi, S. Muro, M. Mishima (Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo, Japan). Acupuncture improves nutritional status and BODE index in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Eur Respir J 2011; 38: Suppl. 55, 249

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