Quality‐of‐life and asthma‐severity in general population asthmatics: results of the ECRHS II study

Background: Health‐related quality‐of‐life (HRQL) has been poorly studied in large samples of asthmatics from the general population. HRQL and its relationship to asthma‐severity were assessed among 900 asthmatics enrolled in the European Community Respiratory Health Survey.

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