Clinician-assessed poor compliance identifies adults with severe asthma who are at risk of adverse outcomes

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 437-445

  Smith, Jane R ^a   Mildenhall, Sue ^b   Noble, Michael ^c   Mugford, Miranda ^a   Shepstone, Lee ^a   Harrison, Brian D W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Acle Medical Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adults; Compliance; Psychosocial factors; Severe asthma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COMORBIDITY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CARE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 24744434514     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JAS-200067949     Document Type: Article

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