Underdiagnosis and undertreatment of asthma in the elderly

Chest

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 603-613

  Enright, Paul L ^a   McClelland, Robyn L ^b   Newman, Anne B ^c   Gottlieb, Daniel J ^d   Lebowitz, Michael D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Elderly; Peak flow; Quality of life; Spirometry; Wheezing

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; THEOPHYLLINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG UTILIZATION; DYSPNEA; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HAY FEVER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SLEEP; SOMNOLENCE; WHEEZING;

EID: 0032843311     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.116.3.603     Document Type: Article

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