An analysis of factors that exacerbate asthma, based on a Japanese questionnaire

Allergology International

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 519-527

  Koyanagi, Kumiko ^a,b   Koya, Toshiyuki ^a   Sasagawa, Mayumi ^c   Hasegawa, Takashi ^d   Suzuki, Eiichi ^d   Arakawa, Masaaki ^a   Gejyo, Fumitake ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b Hanzomon Hospital   (Japan)

^c Nanbugo Sogo Hospital   (Japan)

^d NIIGATA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL AND DENTAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asthma exacerbation; Questionnaire; Respiratory infection; Smoking; Weather change

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; JAPANESE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; WEATHER;

EID: 75449085950     PISSN: 13238930     EISSN: 14401592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2332/allergolint.09-OA-0095     Document Type: Article

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