How well do doctors know their patients with severe asthma?

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 557-565

  Abramson, M J ^a,c   Bailey, M J ^a   Forbes, A B ^a   Walters, E H ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c The Alfred   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asthma management; Medical practice; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ADRENALIN; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; BECLOMETASONE; BETAMETHASONE; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; BUDESONIDE; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; DEXAMETHASONE; EPHEDRINE; FENOTEROL; FLUTICASONE; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; SALBUTAMOL; SALMETEROL; STEROID; TERBUTALINE; THEOPHYLLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METERED DOSE INHALER; NEBULIZATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POWDER INHALER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYRUP; TABLET FORMULATION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 1642553329     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0903.2003.00418.x     Document Type: Article

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