Asthma patients and their partners: Gender differences in the relationship between psychological distress and patient functioning

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 153-161

  Afari, Niloofar ^a,c   Schmaling, Karen B ^b  

^a Div of General Internal Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Gender; Health functioning; Healthcare utilization; Psychological distress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0034053792     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770900009055438     Document Type: Article

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