Asthma prescribing practices of government and private doctors in Malaysia - A nationwide questionnaire survey

Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 7-17

  Loh, Li Cher ^a   Wong, Pei Sei ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; LONG ACTING DRUG; SHORT ACTING DRUG; THEOPHYLLINE;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INHALATION SPACER; MALAYSIA; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL NEBULIZER; METERED DOSE INHALER; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN; POSTAL MAIL; PRESCRIPTION; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; DRUG UTILIZATION; GOVERNMENT; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 20344402796     PISSN: 0125877X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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