Effects of aging on sensation of dyspnea and health-related quality of life in elderly asthmatics

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 287-292

  Battaglia, Salvatore ^a   Sandrini, Maria Cristina ^b   Catalano, Filippo ^a   Arcoleo, Giuseppe ^a   Giardini, Gianluca ^b   Vergani, Carlo ^b   Bellia, Vincenzo ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c VILLA SOFIA CERVELLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aging; Asthma; Dyspnea; Elderly; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; HEALTH STATUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ASTHMA; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICS;

EID: 33644643463     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03324612     Document Type: Article

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