Quality-of-life measures in asthma - Do they matter to the GP?

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 47, Issue 419, 1997, Pages 392-394

  Gruffydd Jones, Kevin ^a  

^a Box   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Morbidity; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ASTHMA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0030989902     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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