Impact of cigarette smoking on symptoms and quality of life of adults with asthma managed in public primary care clinics in singapore: A questionnaire study

Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 90-93

  Tan, Ngiap Chuan ^a   Ngoh, Soh Heng Agnes ^a   Teo, Stephanie Swee Hong ^a   Swah, Teck Sin ^a   Chen, Zhaojin ^b   Tai, Bee Choo ^c  

^a SINGHEALTH POLYCLINICS   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Asthma; Primary care; Quality of life; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DISEASE COURSE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOCTURNAL ASTHMA; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX RATIO; SINGAPORE; STUDENT T TEST; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WHEEZING;

EID: 85027944071     PISSN: 14714418     EISSN: 14751534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4104/pcrj.2012.00003     Document Type: Article

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