Prescribing Patterns for Childhood Asthma Treatment in General Practice

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 475-481

  Chan, Patrick W K ^a   Norzila, M Z ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYA MEDICAL CENTRE   (Malaysia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Childhood asthma; General practice; Treatment preference

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; KETOTIFEN; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; EVALUATION; EXERCISE INDUCED ASTHMA; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INHALATION SPACER; MALAYSIA; MEDICAL AUDIT; METERED DOSE INHALER; NOCTURNAL ASTHMA; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEDIATRICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDIZATION; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT INDICATION; WHEEZING;

ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FAMILY PRACTICE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 1542344494     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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