Assessment of asthma severity and treatment by GPs in Belgium: An asthma drug utilization research study (ADUR)

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 170-177

  Verleden, G M ^a   De Vuyst, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Assessment; Asthma severity; General practitioner; GINA

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; KETOTIFEN; STEROID; XANTHINE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BELGIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0036490913     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/rmed.2001.1242     Document Type: Article

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