Does an asthma education program improve quality of life? A two-year randomized trial

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 577-581

  Marabini, Alessandra ^a,b   Brugnami, Giuliana ^a   Curradi, Ferruccio ^a   Siracusa, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b Medicina del Lavoro e Tossicologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Educational program; Quality of life; Randomized trial

Indexed keywords

SALBUTAMOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGED; ALBUTEROL; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG VOLUME MEASUREMENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 28844475235     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02770900500216101     Document Type: Article

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