Asthma in Greenwich, UK: Impact of the disease and current management practices

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1224-1229

  Marks, G B ^a,c   Burney, P G J ^a   Premaratne, U N ^a   Simpson, J ^a   Webb, J ^b  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Greenwich District Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

General practice; Quality of life; Self management

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; SMOKING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SMOKING;

EID: 0030947431     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10061224     Document Type: Article

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