Asthmatics and ex-smokers respond early, heavy smokers respond late to mailed surveys in Italy

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 172-179

  Verlato, Giuseppe ^a   Melotti, Roberto ^b   Olivieri, Mario ^a,h   Corsico, Angelo ^c   Bugiani, Massimiliano ^d   Accordini, Simone ^a   Villani, Simona ^c   Migliore, Enrica ^e   Marinoni, Alessandra ^c   Pirina, P ^h   Carrozzi, Laura ^g   Bortolami, Oscar ^a   Rava, Marta ^a   de Marco, Roberto ^a   Zanolin, E ^h   Buriani, O ^h   Dallari, R ^h   Giammanco, G ^h   Ginesu, F ^h   Poli, A ^h   Struzzo, P ^h,h   Cavallini, R ^h   Saletti, C ^h   Cellini, M ^h   Faustini, M ^h   Carolei, A ^h   Montomoli, C ^h   Comelli, M ^h   Ponzio, M ^h   Grassi, M ^h   Rezzani, C ^h   Casali, L ^h   Cerveri, I ^h   Zoia, M C ^h   Colato, S ^h   Moscato, G ^h   Perfetti, L ^h   Viegi, G ^h   Pistelli, F ^h   Di Pede, F ^h   Paggiaro, P L ^h   Santolicandro, A ^h   Giovannetti, P ^h   Ostera, S ^h   Pinna, G P ^h   Farre, A ^h   Imparato, S ^h   Turrini, E ^h   Foglia, M ^h   Pignato, S ^h   Rotondo, A ^h   Cuspilici, A ^h   Piccioni, P ^h   Carosso, A ^h   Arossa, W ^h   Caria, E ^h   Castiglioni, G ^h   Romano, C ^h   Fabbro, D ^h   Ciccone, G ^h   Magnani, C ^h   Dalmasso, P ^h   Bono, R ^h   Gigli, G ^h   Giraudo, A ^h   Brussino, M C ^h   Bucca, C ^h   Rolla, G ^h   Orefice, U ^h   Schneider, M ^h   Chittaro, F ^h   Peresson, D ^h   Locatelli, F ^h   Cazzoletti, L ^h   Pattaro, C ^h   Sartori, S ^h   Dorigo, N ^h   Cantarelli, S ^h   Ciresola, D ^h   Lo Cascio, V ^h   Ferrari, M ^h   Biasin, C ^h   Lauriola, P ⁱ   Danielli, G ⁱ   Sesti, D ⁱ   Ghigli, E ⁱ   Natale, P ^j   Grosa, M ^j   Tacconi, A ^k   Frontero, P ^k   Salomoni, A ^k   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^d National Health Service   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PISA   (Italy)

^h ARPA ^*

ⁱ Regional Agency for the Environmental Protection   (Italy)

^j ARPA PIEMONTE   (Italy)

^k ARPA   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Asthma; Mail survey; Respiratory symptoms; Response bias; Smoking habits

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHLEGMON; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RESPONSE VARIABLE; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COUGH; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGY; SMOKING; STATISTICAL BIAS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ASTHMA; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); COUGH; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; ITALY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73749085673     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2009.09.022     Document Type: Article

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