Older adults with asthma: Does age of asthma onset make a difference?

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 836-841

  Baptist, Alan P ^a,b   Ross, Jacqueline A ^a   Clark, Noreen M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Atopy; Elderly; Healthcare utilization; Older adults; Quality of life; Spirometry

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALLERGY; ALLERGY TEST; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; ONSET AGE; PEAK FLOWMETER; PRICK TEST; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 84884258546     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770903.2013.816967     Document Type: Article

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