Asthma insights and reality in the Gulf and the Near East

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1015-1022

  Khadadah, Mousa ^a   Mahboub, B ^b   Al Busaidi, N H ^c   Sliman, N ^d   Soriano, J B ^e   Bahous, J ^f  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

^c ROYAL HOSPITAL   (Oman)

^d UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^e Centro Lnternacional de Medicina Respiratoria Avanzada   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BALAMAND   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Asthma; Burden; Gulf and Near East; Undertreatment

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; DISEASE CONTROL; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MIDDLE EAST; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADULT; ASTHMA; CHILD; COST OF ILLNESS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE EAST; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 69149110578     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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