Association between self-rated health and asthma: A population-based study

Clinical Respiratory Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 150-158

  Syk, Jörgen ^a   Alving, Kjell ^b   Undén, Anna Lena ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Asthma; Public health; Quality of life; Self rated health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF RATED HEALTH; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ASTHMA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862660553     PISSN: 17526981     EISSN: 1752699X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-699X.2011.00259.x     Document Type: Article

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