Impact of asthma on self-reported health status and quality of life: A population based study of Australians aged 18-64

Thorax

Volumn 60, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 735-739

  Ampon, R D ^b   Williamson, M ^b,d   Correll, P K ^b   Marks, G B ^a,b,c  

^a WOOLCOCK INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF DISCLOSURE;

EID: 24744456884     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2005.040311     Document Type: Article

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