A qualitative study of individuals at risk for or who have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: What do they understand about their disease?

Lung

Volumn 186, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 313-316

  Parker, Donna R ^a   Goldman, Roberta E ^a   Eaton, Charles B ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

COPD; MyLungAge; Qualitative methodology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; LUNG CANCER; LUNG DISEASE; MALE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 52449115630     PISSN: 03412040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00408-008-9091-9     Document Type: Article

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