Reported use of asthma management plans in South Australia

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 166, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 298-301

  Beilby, Justin J ^a,d   Wakefield, Melanie A ^b   Ruffin, Richard E ^c  

^a ROYAL AUSTRALIAN COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS   (Australia)

^b South Australian Health Commission   (Australia)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0030894033     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1997.tb122317.x     Document Type: Article

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