Factors associated with discrepancies between poor dyspnea perception and abnormal lung function in 65 asthmatic patients
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[Perception of dyspnea and treatment adherence in asthmatic patients].
OBJECTIVE The majority of studies show that treatment adherence in chronic diseases such as asthma does not exceed 50%. Although the reasons may vary, it is clear that lack of treatment adherence is a determining factor in poor disease control. An association has also been observed between lack of perception of dyspnea and difficult-to-control asthma and with the occurrence of fatal or near-fat...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: African Health Sciences
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1680-6905
DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v20i3.53