Self management beliefs: Attitudes and behaviour of adults with severe life threatening asthma requiring an admission to hospital

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 197-200

  Donald, Karen J ^a   McBurney, Helen ^a   Browning, Colette ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE; VICTORIA;

EID: 17244375489     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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