How do patients with asthma and COPD behave during fasting?

Allergologia et Immunopathologia

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 115-119

  Aydin, O ^a   Celik G E ^a   Onen Z P ^a   Yilmaz, I ^a   Ozdemir S K ^a   Yildiz, O ^a   Mungan, D ^a   Demirel, Y S ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Asthma; COPD; Drug adherence; Fasting; Ramadan

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BEHAVIOR; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOSLEM; RELIGION; AGED; ISLAM; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; TURKEY;

ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FASTING; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISLAM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RELIGION; TURKEY;

EID: 84897022479     PISSN: 03010546     EISSN: 15781267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aller.2012.07.010     Document Type: Article

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