The relationship between perceived stress and morbidity among adult inner-city asthmatics

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 100-104

  Wisnivesky, Juan P ^a   Lorenzo, Jessica ^a   Feldman, Jonathan M ^b   Leventhal, Howard ^c   Halm, Ethan A ^d  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma control; Asthma morbidity; Asthma quality of life; Medication adherence; Perceived stress

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MODERATE PERSISTENT ASTHMA; MORBIDITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SEVERE PERSISTENT ASTHMA; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; ASTHMA; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW JERSEY; NEW YORK CITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 76149139788     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770900903426989     Document Type: Article

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