Evaluation of asthma control by physicians and patients: Comparison with current guidelines

Canadian Respiratory Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 417-423

  Boulet, Louise Philippe ^a   Phillips, Robert ^b   O'Byrne, Paul ^c   Becker, Allan ^d  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN IMMUNOLOGY AND CANCER   (Canada)

^c ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma control; Asthma treatment; Physicians' assessment

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CANADA; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG USE; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SPUTUM; VERTIGO; WHEEZING;

EID: 0036880365     PISSN: 11982241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2002/731804     Document Type: Article

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