Insights, attitudes and perceptions about asthma and its treatment: Findings from a multinational survey of patients from 8 Asia-Pacific countries and Hong Kong

Respirology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 957-967

  Thompson, Philip J ^a   Salvi, Sundeep ^b   Lin, Jiangtao ^c   Cho, Young Joo ^d   Eng, Philip ^e   Abdul Manap, Roslina ^f   Boonsawat, Watchara ^g   Hsu, Jeng Yuan ^h   Faruqi, Rab A ⁱ   Moreno Cantu, Jorge J ⁱ   Fish, James E ⁱ   Ho, James Chung Man ^j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Chest Research Foundation   (India)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Mokdong Hospital   (South Korea)

^e MOUNT ELIZABETH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Singapore)

^f UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA MEDICAL CENTER   (Malaysia)

^g KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^h TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

ⁱ MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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Author keywords

asthma; controlled; exacerbation; patient burden; symptoms

Indexed keywords

PREDNISONE; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIA; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; CHINA; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMOTION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INDIA; INHALER; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; NEBULIZER; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SINGAPORE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH KOREA; SYMPTOM; TAIWAN; THAILAND; WELLBEING;

ASTHMA; CONTROLLED; EXACERBATION; PATIENT BURDEN; SYMPTOMS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASIA; ASTHMA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CULTURE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PERCEPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84880779095     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/resp.12137     Document Type: Article

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