What lies behind relief and worsening of asthma symptoms? A register-based study of adults with asthma and other chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases in Finland

Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 278-285

  Ikäheimo, Pekka ^a   Hartikainen, Sirpa ^b,c   Tuuponen, Tuili ^a,d   Hakko, Helinä ^d   Kiuttu, Jorma ^e   Klaukka, Timo ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c Municipal Hospitals of Kuopio   (Finland)

^d OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e SOCIAL INSURANCE INSTITUTION   (Finland)

Author keywords

Asthma symptoms; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Daily life; Life changes; Psychosocial factors

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REGISTER; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SMOKING;

EID: 33749262112     PISSN: 14714418     EISSN: 14751534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcrj.2006.07.005     Document Type: Article

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