Investigation of factors associated with difficult-to-control asthma;Investigação de fatores associados à asma de difícil controle

Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 495-501

  De Araujo, Ana Carla Sousa ^a   Ferraz, Érica ^a   Borges, Marcos De Carvalho ^a   Terra Filho, João ^a   Vianna, Elcio Oliveira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Asthma; Gastroesophageal reflux; Patient compliance; Rhinitis; Sinusitis; Smoking

Indexed keywords

EID: 41549083310     PISSN: 18063713     EISSN: 18063713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1806-37132007000500003     Document Type: Article

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