International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine
Volume 12, Issue 4 , Pages 121-127 , December 2009

Preliminary investigation of a measure of dysfunctional breathing symptoms: The Self Evaluation of Breathing Questionnaire (SEBQ)

  • Rosalba Courtney

      Affiliations

    • School Health Science, RMIT University, 11 Binburra Ave, Avalon, NSW 2107, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 2 99183460.
    • RC planned this research, collected data and performed initial statistical analysis.
    • ,
  • Kenneth M. Greenwood

      Affiliations

    • School of Health Sciences, RMIT University, PO Box 71, Bundoora, VIC 3083, Australia
    • KMG contributed to statistical analysis, writing and revision of the manuscript.

Received 10 September 2008 ,Revised 15 December 2008 ,Accepted 9 February 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijosm.2009.02.001

International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine
Volume 12, Issue 4 , Pages 121-127 , December 2009

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