A systematic review of the psychological risk factors associated with near fatal asthma or fatal asthma

Respiration

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 228-236

  Alvarez, G G ^a,b   FitzGerald, J M ^c,d  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fatal asthma; Near fatal asthma; Risk factors; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASTHMA; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FATALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDLINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN TENSION; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLICATION; RESPIRATORY ARREST; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ANXIETY; ASTHMA; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 33847355617     PISSN: 00257931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000097676     Document Type: Review

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