Encouraging a systems approach for adherence to national asthma guidelines

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 593-595

  Tumiel Berhalter, Laurene M ^a,b   Hershey, Charles O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Guidelines; Systems

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PILOT STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ASTHMA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; PHYSICIAN EXECUTIVES; PILOT PROJECTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SPIROMETRY; SYSTEMS THEORY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 28844460806     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02770900500216200     Document Type: Review

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