Asthma control assessment using Asthma Control Test among patients attending 5 tertiary care hospitals in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 714-717

  Al Jahdali, Hamdan H ^a,f   Al Hajjaj, Mohamed S ^b   Alanezi, Mohammed O ^c   Zeitoni, Mohamed O ^d   Al Tasan, Turki H ^e  

^a KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c SECURITY FORCES HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^d KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^e Prince Sultan Military Medical City   (Saudi Arabia)

^f KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE CONTROL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAUDI ARABIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 50949131804     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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