Assessing the perceived stress scale for African American adults with asthma and low literacy

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 311-316

  Sharp, Lisa K ^a   Kimmel, Linda G ^b   Kee, Romina ^c   Saltoun, Carol ^d   Chang, Chih Hung ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Ethnicity; Health disparities; Literacy; Measurement; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; EXERCISE TEST; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOMETRY; READING; STRESS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ASTHMA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 34249687083     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02770900701344165     Document Type: Article

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