Should the corticosteroid to bronchodilator ratio be promoted as a quality prescribing marker?

Public Health

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 247-250

  Frischer, Martin ^a   Heatlie, H ^a   Chapman, S ^a   Norwood, J ^a   Bashford, J ^a   Millson, D ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Hospital referral; Prescribing; Quality markers; Respiratory

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; DATA BASE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT REFERRAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 0032750284     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-3506(99)00168-7     Document Type: Article

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