A computer-assisted telephone interview technique for assessment of asthma morbidity and drug use in adult asthma

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 653-656

  Anie, Kofi A ^a   Jones, Paul W ^a   Hilton, Sean R ^a   Anderson, H Ross ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; STEROID;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DRUG USE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0029953774     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0895-4356(95)00583-8     Document Type: Article

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