Management of asthma among community-based primary care physicians

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 163-167

  Tsuyuki, Ross T ^a   Sin, Don D ^c,d   Sharpe, Heather M ^a   Cowie, Robert L ^b   Nilsson, Carolyn ^a   Man, S F Paul ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma; Community based research; Family medicine; Primary care research

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; STEROID; THEOPHYLLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CANADA; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SMOKING CESSATION; SPIROMETRY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALBERTA; ASTHMA; CHILD; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 20144376901     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JAS-200054615     Document Type: Article

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