The association between language proficiency and outcomes of elderly patients with asthma

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 179-184

  Wisnivesky, Juan P ^a   Krauskopf, Katherine ^a   Wolf, Michael S ^b   Wilson, Elizabeth A H ^b   Sofianou, Anastasia ^a   Martynenko, Melissa ^a   Halm, Ethan A ^c   Leventhal, Howard ^d   Federman, Alex D ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SELF CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84865452682     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2012.06.016     Document Type: Article

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