Ethnicity as a determinant of asthma-related quality of life in a multiracial country

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 49-55

  Loh, Li Cher ^a,c   Teh, P N ^a   Seth, K D ^a   Raman, S ^b   Vijayasingham, P ^b   Thayaparan, T ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^b Seremban Hospital   (Malaysia)

^c INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Asthma; Ethnicity; Indians; Malaysia; Quality of life; St Georges' Respiratory Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INDIAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 33645740259     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/10105395060180010801     Document Type: Article

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