Use of herbal remedies and adherence to inhaled corticosteroids among inner-city asthmatic patients

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 132-138

  Roy, Angkana ^a   Lurslurchachai, Linda ^a   Halm, Ethan A ^b   Li, Xiu Min ^a   Leventhal, Howard ^c   Wisnivesky, Juan P ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ADULT; ALLOPATHY; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HERB; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CARE; SEX RATIO; TEA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 76649126796     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2009.11.024     Document Type: Article

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