Association of medication adherence with workplace productivity and health-related quality of life in patients with asthma

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 521-526

  Joshi, Ashish V ^a   Madhavan, S Suresh ^b   Ambegaonkar, Ambarish ^c   Smith, Michael ^b   Scott, Virginia ^b   Dedhia, Harakh ^d  

^a NOVO NORDISK INC   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PFIZER INC   (United States)

^d WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Health related quality of life; Medication adherence; Workplace productivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORISKY SCALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; ST GEORGE RESPIRATORY QUESTIONNAIRE; WORKPLACE; WORKPLACE PRODUCTIVITY SHORT INVENTORY;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; COST OF ILLNESS; EFFICIENCY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATE HEALTH PLANS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33750003154     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02770900600857010     Document Type: Article

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