Variations in asthma treatment in five European countries-judgement analysis of case simulations

Family Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 452-460

  Wahlström, Rolf ^a,h   Hummers Pradier, Eva ^b,h   Lundborg, Cecilia Stålsby ^a   Muskova, Maria ^c,h   Lagerloøv, Per ^d,h   Denig, Petra ^e,h   Oke, Thimothy ^f,h   Chaput De Saintonge, D Mark ^g   Haaijer Ruskamp, F M ^h   Veninga, C C M ^h   Diwan, V ^h   Tomson, G ^h   Stalsby C ^h   Andrew, M ^h   Matheson, I ^h   Loeb, M ^h   Kochen, M M ^h   Kopernicka, Z ^h  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c Physics and Informatics   (Slovakia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^f NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Sweden)

^g ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^h NONE

Author keywords

Asthma; Case simulations; Clinical judgement analysis; Decision making; Drug use

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; STEROID;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NETHERLANDS; NORWAY; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; SIMULATION; SLOVAKIA; STANDARD; SWEDEN;

EID: 0036772335     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/19.5.452     Document Type: Article

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