Reducing hospital admission through computer supported education for asthma patients

BMJ

Volumn 308, Issue 6928, 1994, Pages 568-

  Osman, L M ^a,b   Abdalla, M I ^a,b   Beattie, J A G ^a,b   Ross, S J ^a,b   Russell, I T ^a,b   Friend, J A ^a,b   Legge, J S ^a,b   Douglas, J G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b City Hospital Aberdeen   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

AMBULATORY CARE; ASTHMA; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SCOTLAND; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0028329489     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.308.6928.568     Document Type: Article

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