Respiratory Medicine
Volume 104, Issue 3 , Pages 337-344 , March 2010

Asthma in men and women: Treatment adherence, anxiety, and quality of sleep

  • Rosita Sundberg

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, S-413 45 Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Fax: +4631417824.
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  • Kjell Torén

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, S-413 45 Sweden
    • Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden
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  • Karl A. Franklin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Umeå University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden
    • ,
  • Thorarinn Gislason

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland and Department Respiratory Medicine and Sleep, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland
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  • Ernst Omenaas

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Clinical Research Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
    • Institute of Medicine, University of Bergen, Norway
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  • Cecilie Svanes

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic Medicine, University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
    • ,
  • Christer Janson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Sciences, Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

Received 19 August 2009 ,Accepted 20 October 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2009.10.017

Respiratory Medicine
Volume 104, Issue 3 , Pages 337-344 , March 2010

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