Similar psychological characteristics in mild and severe asthma

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 7-10

  Ten Brinke, A ^a   Ouwerkerk, M E ^b   Bel, E H ^a   Spinhoven, Ph ^a,b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Asthma; Perception; Personality; Psychology; Severity of illness index

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVARIANCE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY DISORDERS; ASTHMA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HYPERVENTILATION; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 0035060089     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(00)00203-8     Document Type: Article

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