Barriers and facilitators to healthy physical activity in asthma patients

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 137-143

  Mancuso, Carol A ^a,b   Sayles, Wendy ^b   Robbins, Laura ^b   Phillips, Erica G ^a   Ravenell, Karima ^a   Duffy, Christine ^c   Wenderoth, Suzanne ^a   Charlson, Mary E ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Barriers; Exercise; Facilitators; Lifestyle activities; Physical activity; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME; WALKING; WEATHER;

EID: 33745104069     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02770900500498584     Document Type: Article

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