Health-related quality of life in young adults with asthma

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 103, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1580-1585

  Sundberg, Rosita ^a   Palmqvist, Mona ^a   Tunsäter, Alf ^b   Torén, Kjell ^a,c  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Asthma; Cohort; Females; Quality of life; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69249235717     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2009.04.023     Document Type: Article

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