Self-regulation and women with asthma

Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 222-227

  Clark, Noreen M ^a   Valerio, Melissa A ^a   Gong, Zhongxin Molly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Gender; Self regulation; Women

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; STEROID; SEX HORMONE;

ASTHMA; BODY WEIGHT; CONSULTATION; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; PATIENT COUNSELING; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SELF CONTROL; SEX DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RISK FACTOR; SELF CARE;

ASTHMA; FEMALE; GONADAL HORMONES; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; SELF CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 49249137436     PISSN: 15284050     EISSN: 14736322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACI.0b013e3282fe9d05     Document Type: Review

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