The influence of co-morbidity on health-related quality of life in asthma and COPD patients

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 468-475

  Wijnhoven, H A H ^a   Kriegsman, D M W ^a   Hesselink, A E ^a   De Haan, M ^a   Schellevis, F G ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Asthma; Comorbidity; COPD; Lung diseases; Obstructive; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0037407336     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/rmed.2002.1463     Document Type: Article

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