Stressful life events and the onset of asthma

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1360-1365

  Lietzen R ^a   Virtanen, P ^a,e   Kivimaki M ^b,c,f   Sillanmaki L ^b   Vahtera, J ^c,d   Koskenvuo, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^d TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^f ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Asthma epidemiology; Asthma onset; Stressful life events

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIVORCE; DOG; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FAMILY STRESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LIFE STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; CATS; COHORT STUDIES; DOGS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; SMOKING; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955655589     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00164609     Document Type: Article

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