Chronic bronchitis in Icelandic males: Prevalence, sleep disturbances and quality of life

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 100-104

  Magnússon, Sveinn ^a,c   Gislason, Thorarinn ^b  

^a Primary Health Care Centre   (Iceland)

^b Vifilsstadir   (Iceland)

^c Gardatorg   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Chronic bronchitis; Iceland; Men; Prevalence; Quality of life; Sleep disturbances

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPNEA; HUMAN; ICELAND; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SLEEP DISORDER; SOMNOLENCE; SPUTUM; STRESS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WHEEZING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; HUMANS; ICELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SLEEP DISORDERS; SMOKING;

EID: 0345085583     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/028134399750002728     Document Type: Article

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