A mailed personalised self-management plan improves attendance and increases patients' understanding of asthma

Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 110-114

  Kemple, Terry ^a,b   Rogers, Chris ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^b Horfield Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Education; Family Practice; Randomised Controlled Trials; Self Care

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; POSTAL MAIL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF CARE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 1642578076     PISSN: 14714418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/pcrj.2003.63     Document Type: Article

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