Ratio of inhaled corticosteroid to bronchodilator as indicator of quality of asthma prescribing

BMJ

Volumn 314, Issue 7081, 1997, Pages 680-

  Roberts, Sarah J ^a   Baumer, J H ^b   Currie, Craig J ^c   Evans, Mark ^c   Morgan, Christopher L ^c   Griffiths, Chris ^d   Sturdy, Patricia ^d   Naish, Jeanette ^d   Feder, Gene ^d   Omar, Rumana ^e   Dolan, Susan ^f   Pereira, Filomena ^g   Shelley, Michael ^h   Croft, Peter ^h   Pantin, Charles ^h   Chapman, Stephen ^h  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^g QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^h KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM;

ASTHMA; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LETTER; MEDICAL AUDIT; MORBIDITY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; HUMANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0031039199     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.314.7081.680a     Document Type: Letter

References (10)

1. Shelley M, Croft P, Chapman S, Pantin C. Is the ratio of inhaled corticosteroid to bronchodilator a good indicator of the quality of asthma prescribing? Cross sectional study linking prescribing data to data on admission. BMJ 1996; 313: 1124–6. (2 November.)
2. Roberts SJ. Bateman DN.Which patients are prescribed inhaled anti-asthma drugs? Thorax 1994; 49: 1090–1095.
3. Shelley M, Croft P, Chapman S, Pantin C. Is the ratio of inhaled corticosteroid to bronchodilator a good indicator of the quality of asthma prescribing? Cross sectional study linking prescribing data to data on admission. BMJ 1996; 313: 1124–6. (2 November.)
4. Roberts SJ. Bateman DN.Which patients are prescribed inhaled anti-asthma drugs? Thorax 1994; 49: 1090–1095.
5. Shelley M, Croft P, Chapman S, Pantin C. Is the ratio of inhaled corticosteroid to bronchodilator a good indicator of the quality of asthma prescribing? Cross sectional study linking prescribing data to data on admission. BMJ 1996; 313: 1124–6. (2 November.)
6. Roberts SJ. Bateman DN.Which patients are prescribed inhaled anti-asthma drugs? Thorax 1994; 49: 1090–1095.
7. Shelley M, Croft P, Chapman S, Pantin C. Is the ratio of inhaled corticosteroid to bronchodilator a good indicator of the quality of asthma prescribing? Cross sectional study linking prescribing data to data on admission. BMJ 1996; 313: 1124–6. (2 November.)
8. Roberts SJ. Bateman DN.Which patients are prescribed inhaled anti-asthma drugs? Thorax 1994; 49: 1090–1095.
9. Shelley M, Croft P, Chapman S, Pantin C. Is the ratio of inhaled corticosteroid to bronchodilator a good indicator of the quality of asthma prescribing? Cross sectional study linking prescribing data to data on admission. BMJ 1996; 313: 1124–6. (2 November.)
10. Roberts SJ. Bateman DN.Which patients are prescribed inhaled anti-asthma drugs? Thorax 1994; 49: 1090–1095.