Obtaining optimal control in mild asthma: Theory and practice

Family Practice

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 305-310

  Watson, Louise ^a   Kerstjens, Huib A M ^b   Rabe, Klaus F ^c   Kiri, Victor ^a   Visick, George T ^a   Postma, Dirkje S ^b  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Asthma; Control; Severity; Therapy

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CHILD; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THEORY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ADULT; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 19744377376     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmi013     Document Type: Article

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