Difficult asthma: People's perspectives on taking corticosteroid therapy

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 3 A, 2007, Pages 59-67

  Gamble, Jacqueline ^a   Fitzsimons, Donna ^a   Lynes, Dave ^b   Heaney, Liam Gabriel ^a,c  

^a BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Respiratory Education Training Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adherence; Corticosteroids; Decision making; Difficult asthma; Experiences; Nursing

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; ASTHMA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE;

EID: 33847349350     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2006.01750.x     Document Type: Article

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