Qualitative research-enhanced understanding of patients' beliefs: Results of focus groups with low-income, urban, African American adults with asthma

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 967-973

  George, Maureen ^a   Freedman, Tovia G ^a   Norfleet, A Lorraine ^a   Feldman, Harold I ^a   Apter, Andrea J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; African American; Asthma; Focus groups; Health beliefs; Inhaled corticosteroids; Minority; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY WEIGHT DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; NEGRO; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; THRUSH; URBAN POPULATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0037738456     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2003.1459     Document Type: Article

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