Journal article
Clinical Predictors of Health-related Quality of Life Depend on Asthma Severity
Abstract
The National Asthma Education and Prevention Program guidelines define asthma severity before treatment by lung function and symptoms. It has been assumed, but not demonstrated, that improvement in these measures would translate into improvement in health-related quality of life (HRQL). Because HRQL is an important outcome in asthma management, we asked what are the determinants of HRQL? To address this question, we retrospectively analyzed …
Authors
MOY ML; ISRAEL E; WEISS ST; JUNIPER EF; DUBÉ L; DRAZEN JM; Network TNACR
Journal
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Vol. 163, No. 4, pp. 924–929
Publisher
American Thoracic Society
Publication Date
March 15, 2001
DOI
10.1164/ajrccm.163.4.2008014
ISSN
1073-449X