Psychological stress evaluation of patients with bronchial asthma based on the chromogranin A level in saliva

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 596-599

  Hoshino, Ken ^a   Suzuki, Jun ^a   Yamauchi, Kohei ^a   Inoue, Hiroshi ^a  

^a IWATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

peak expiratory flow; Bronchial asthma; Salivary chromogranin A; Short form 36 health survey questionnaire (SF 36); Visual analog scale (VAS)

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CHROMOGRANIN A; STEROID; THEOPHYLLINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALIVA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; CHROMOGRANIN A; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 51349151330     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02770900802126966     Document Type: Article

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