Unfulfilled expectations in asthma

Allergy and Asthma Proceedings

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 111-113

  Milgrom, Henry ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Asthma control; Burden; Morbidity; Quality of life; Shortfalls; Treatment; Treatment outcomes

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST OF ILLNESS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABSENTEEISM; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ASTHMA; CHILD; COST OF ILLNESS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOLS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34248357205     PISSN: 10885412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/aap.2007.28.2872     Document Type: Conference Paper

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