Knowledge and practice of medical doctors on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A preliminary survey from a state hospital

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 205-212

  Fauzi, A R M ^a   Peh, S C ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Knowledge and practice; Medical officers

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; BUDESONIDE; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; OXYGEN; PREDNISOLONE; SALBUTAMOL; STEROID; THEOPHYLLINE DERIVATIVE;

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OXYGEN THERAPY; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SPIROMETRY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, STATE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 0141447719     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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