Depressive symptoms, risk factors and sleep in asthma: Results from a National Israeli health survey

General Hospital Psychiatry

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 17-23

  Goral, Aviva ^a   Lipsitz, Joshua D ^b   Muhsen, Khitam ^c   Gross, Raz ^a,c,d,e  

^a Unit of Mental Health Epidemiology and Psychosocial Aspects of Illness   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d Department of Medicine   (United States)

^e New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Depressive symptoms; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY MASS; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SHORT FORM 36; SLEEP TIME; SMOKING; SOCIAL ASPECT; TELECONSULTATION;

ADULT; ASTHMA; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855343006     PISSN: 01638343     EISSN: 18737714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2011.09.007     Document Type: Article

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