A 6-item brief measure for assessing perceived control of asthma in culturally diverse patients

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 130-135

  Chang, Chih Hung ^a   Sharp, Lisa K ^b   Kimmel, Linda G ^c   Grammer, Leslie C ^a   Kee, Romina ^d   Shannon, John J ^d  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Department of Ambulatory and Community Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAUCASIAN; DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEIVED CONTROL OF ASTHMA QUESTIONNAIRE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 34547927924     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)60636-9     Document Type: Article

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