Asthma: The psychosocial impact among a sample of south Western Nigerians

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 94, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 987-993

  Erhabor, Gregory E ^a,b   Kuteyi, Folake ^a   Obembe, Femi ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS COMPLEX   (Nigeria)

^b OAU   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Asthma; Compliance; Education Nigeria; Frequency; Psychopathology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMORBIDITY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NIGERIA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASTHMA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMORBIDITY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NIGERIA; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0036834764     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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