Assessment of quality of life in Iranian asthmatic children, young adults and their caregivers

Iranian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 79-83

  Zandieh, Fariborz ^a   Moin, Mostafa ^a   Movahedi, Masoud ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Asthma; Child; Iran; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AIRWAY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SPIROMETRY;

ADULT; ASTHMA; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; IRAN; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33745904154     PISSN: 17351502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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