Contributions of a hand-held fan to self-management of chronic breathlessness

Tim Luckett, Jane Phillips, Miriam J. Johnson, Morag Farquhar, Flavia Swan, Teresa Assen, Priyanka Bhattarai, Sara Booth

Source: Eur Respir J, 50 (2) 1700262; 10.1183/13993003.00262-2017
Journal Issue: August

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