The blue one takes a battering why do young adults with asthma overuse bronchodilator inhalers? A qualitative study

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Cole, Sue ^a   Seale, Clive ^b   Griffiths, Chris ^c  

^a Elizabeth Courtauld Surgery   (United Kingdom)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT;

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATATION; CAREER; CHILDHOOD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE CONTROL; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INHALER; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SYMPTOM; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84875204748     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002247     Document Type: Article

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