How does asthma influence the daily life of children? Results of focus group interviews

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Volumn 8, Issue , 2010, Pages

  van den Bemt, Lisette ^a   Kooijman, Sabine ^a,b   Linssen, Vinca ^c   Lucassen, Peter ^a   Muris, Jean ^d   Slabbers, Gordon ^e   Schermer, Tjard ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c Mondriaan Zorggroep   (Netherlands)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e BERNHOVEN HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIGARETTE SMOKE;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BULLYING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DYSPNEA; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NARRATIVE; PEER GROUP; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL LIFE; TREND STUDY; ADOLESCENT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; INTERVIEW; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PEER GROUP; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 76949093536     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-8-5     Document Type: Article

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