Current perspectives on symptom perception in asthma: A biomedical and psychological review

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 120-134

  Rietveld, Simon ^a   Brosschot, Jos F ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Airway obstruction; Asthma; Breathlessness; Symptom perception

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ASTHMA; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPNEA; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HABITUATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NERVE TRACT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTION; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0032813816     PISSN: 10705503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327558ijbm0602_2     Document Type: Review

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