The IPCRG Guidelines: Developing guidelines for managing chronic respiratory diseases in primary care

Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-4

  Van Schayck, C P ^a   Levy, Mark L ^b   Stephenson, Paul ^c   Sheikh, Aziz ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c Christmas Maltings Surgery   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKLOAD;

ASTHMA; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RHINITIS;

EID: 31544432047     PISSN: 14714418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcrj.2005.12.003     Document Type: Editorial

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