Levels of acceptance of asthma control test questionnaire among Saudi patients attending 5 tertiary care hospitals in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 546-549

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

^a SECURITY FORCES HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

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

^c KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

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

^e The General Directorate of Armed Forces Health Services   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ASTHMA CONTROL TEST; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAUDI ARABIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 67149111732     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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