Depression and obesity in adults with asthma: Multiple comorbidities and management issues

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 192, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 381-383

  Wilson, David H ^a   Appleton, Sarah L ^a   Taylor, Anne W ^b   Tucker, Graeme ^b   Ruffin, Richard E ^a   Wittert, Gary ^a   Hugo, Graeme ^c   Goldney, Robert D ^a   Findlay, Christopher ^c   Adams, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ASTHMA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 77951923070     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03559.x     Document Type: Article

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