Perceived stress, severity of asthma, and quality of life in young adults with asthma

Allergology International

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 71-79

  Kimura, Tomoaki ^a   Yokoyama, Akihito ^b   Kohno, Nobuoki ^a   Nakamura, Hiroyuki ^c   Eboshida, Akira ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KOCHI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^c KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adults; Bronchial asthma; Psychological stress; Quality of life; Severity of asthma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SHORT FORM 8; STRESS;

EID: 65449169964     PISSN: 13238930     EISSN: 14401592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2332/allergolint.O-07-531     Document Type: Article

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