Using a revised asthma morbidity index to identify varying patterns of morbidity in U.K. general practices

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 95, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1006-1011

  Unwin, D ^a   Jones, K ^b   Hargreaves, C ^c   Gray, J ^c  

^a Kirkoswald

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Morbidity; Outcome measures; Primary care

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COST; DRUG USE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERCEPTION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0035665161     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/rmed.2001.1184     Document Type: Article

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