GP care for moderate to severe asthma in chilren: What do infrequently attending mothers disagree with and why?

Family Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 155-161

  Buetow, Stephen ^a   Adair, Vivienne ^a   Coster, Gregor ^a   Hight, Makere ^b   Gribben, Barry ^a   Mitchell, Ed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Access; Agreement; Asthma; Children

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SELF CARE; STAFF;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; CHILD; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS;

EID: 0242417607     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/20.2.155     Document Type: Article

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