Psychological factors in severe chronic asthma

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 538-544

  Vamos, Marina ^b   Kolbe, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anxiety; Asthma; Depression; Life threatening asthma; Psychosocial factors

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATTITUDE; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ASTHMA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SELF CARE; SICK ROLE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0032790711     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1614.1999.00591.x     Document Type: Article

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