Patient weighting of importance of asthma symptoms

Thorax

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 138-142

  Osman, L M ^a   McKenzie, L ^a   Cairns, J ^a   Friend, J A R ^b   Godden, D J ^b   Legge, J S ^b   Douglas, J G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS GRAMPIAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Conjoint analysis; Cough; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COUGHING; DYSPNEA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP DISORDER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WHEEZING;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ASTHMA; COUGH; DYSPNEA; HUMANS; LUNG; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SLEEP DISORDERS;

EID: 0035134248     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thorax.56.2.138     Document Type: Article

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