A hospital-based case-control study of quality of life in older asthmatics

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 337-341

  Dyer, C A E ^a   Sinclair, A J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b SELLY OAK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

asthma; depression; elderly; quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASTHMA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING;

EID: 0031052136     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10020337     Document Type: Article

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