| Title |
A review of halotherapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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|---|---|
| Published in |
International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, February 2014
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| DOI | 10.2147/copd.s57511 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Rachael Rashleigh, Sheree MS Smith, Nicola J Roberts |
| Abstract |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic, progressive disease and is treated with inhaled medication to optimize the patient's lung health through decreasing their symptoms, especially breathlessness. Halotherapy is the inhalation of micronized dry salt within a chamber that mimics a salt cave environment. Recent media reports suggest that this therapy may help with the symptoms of COPD. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 7 | 33% |
| United States | 2 | 10% |
| Canada | 2 | 10% |
| Chile | 1 | 5% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 8 | 38% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 20 | 95% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 76 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 19 | 25% |
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 16% |
| Researcher | 8 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 7 | 9% |
| Unknown | 20 | 26% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 23 | 30% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 9% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 4 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 4% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 16 | 21% |
| Unknown | 21 | 28% |
Attention Score in Context
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