Respiratory Medicine
Volume 103, Issue 7 , Pages 1033-1040 , July 2009

Personality, adherence, asthma control and health-related quality of life in young adult asthmatics

  • M. Axelsson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, SE-405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
    • Department of Nursing, Health and Culture, University West, SE-461 86 Trollhättan, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. University West, Department of Nursing, Health and Culture, SE-461 86 Trollhättan, Sweden. Tel.:+46520223972; fax: +46520223099.
    • These authors contributed equally to this work.
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  • M. Emilsson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, SE-405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
    • Department of Nursing, Health and Culture, University West, SE-461 86 Trollhättan, Sweden
    • These authors contributed equally to this work.
    • ,
  • E. Brink

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing, Health and Culture, University West, SE-461 86 Trollhättan, Sweden
    • Institute of Health and Care Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, SE-405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
    • ,
  • J. Lundgren

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, SE-405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
    • ,
  • K. Torén

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, SE-405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
    • ,
  • J. Lötvall

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, SE-405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden

Received 9 September 2008 ,Accepted 14 January 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2009.01.013

Respiratory Medicine
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