A pilot study to assess the feasibility and acceptability of undertaking acute asthma professional development in three different UK primary care settings

Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 7-11

  Pinnock, Hilary ^a,c   Hoskins, Gaylor ^b   Smith, Barbara ^b   Weller, Trish ^d   Price, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c Whitstable Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

^d Whitstable Health Centre ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL AUDIT; ORGANIZATION; PILOT STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0038101679     PISSN: 14714418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/pcrj.2003.4     Document Type: Article

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