Differences in asthma diagnosis and medication use in children living in Germany and the Netherlands

Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 31-37

  Mommers, M ^a,b   Swaen, G M H ^b   Weishoff Houben, M ^a   Dott, W ^a   Van Schayck, C P ^b  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Diagnosis; Respiratory symptoms; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; NEDOCROMIL; STEROID;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NETHERLANDS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 15744389063     PISSN: 14714418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcrj.2004.03.008     Document Type: Article

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