Psychological distress and associated risk factors in bronchial asthma patients in Kuwait

Indian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-7

  Panicker, N R ^a,c   Sharma, P N ^b   Al Duwaisan, A R ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kuwait)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^c Ministry of Public Health Kuwait   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Asthma; Psychological distress; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHI SQUARE TEST; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; KUWAIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WELLBEING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 38849122711     PISSN: 00195359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5359.38915     Document Type: Article

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