Gender differences in perception of dyspnea, assessment of control, and quality of life in asthma

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 609-615

  Chhabra, Sunil K ^a   Chhabra, Pankaj ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Asthma; Asthma control; Dyspnea; Gender differences; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ASTHMA CONTROL QUESTIONNAIRE; ASTHMA QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE; BASELINE DYSPNOEA INDEX QUESTIONNAIRE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILD PERSISTENT ASTHMA; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OXYGEN COST DIAGRAM; PERCEPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPIROMETRY;

ADULT; ASTHMA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; VITAL CAPACITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960478103     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770903.2011.587577     Document Type: Article

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