Smoking status, disease duration, and educational level in females, are related to asthma school participation

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1022-1025

  Gallefoss, F ^a,c   Bakke, P S ^b   Wang, I J H ^b   Gilja, M E ^b   Gulsvik, A ^b  

^a Vest Agder Central Hospital   (Norway)

^b HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c Vest Agder Central Hospital   (Norway)

Author keywords

Asthma; Asthma school; Education; Response rate; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; ODDS RATIO; OUTPATIENTS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING;

EID: 0034125882     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.01508.x     Document Type: Article

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