The role of alexithymia in quality of life and health care use in asthma

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 797-804

  Vazquez, Isabel ^a   Sández, Eva ^a   González Freire, Beatriz ^a   Romero Frais, Esther ^a   Blanco Aparicio, Marina ^a   Verea Hernando, Héctor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

alexithymia; anxiety; asthma; depression; health related quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALEXITHYMIA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; AGED; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AGED; ASTHMA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 77956522248     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770900903560217     Document Type: Article

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