The living with asthma study: issues affecting the perceived health and well-being of Irish adults with asthma

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 185, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 115-120

  Hughes, M ^a   Dunne, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b Asthma Society of Ireland   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Asthma; Health; Quality of life; Services; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; IRELAND; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PERCEPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; WELLBEING; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ASTHMA; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; IRELAND; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84954404382     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: 18634362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11845-014-1232-y     Document Type: Article

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