International Primary Care Respiratory Group (IPCRG) Guidelines: Management of asthma

Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 35-47

  Van Der Molen, Thys ^a,b   Østrem, Anders ^b   Stallberg, Bjorn ^c   Østergaard, Marianne Stubbe ^d   Singh, Raj B ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^e Asthma Foundation of India   (India)

Author keywords

Adults; Asthma; Children; Classification; General practice; Guideline; Management; Primary care; Treatment

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; METHYLXANTHINE; PREDNISOLONE; SALBUTAMOL; THEOPHYLLINE; TIOTROPIUM BROMIDE;

ASTHMA; DEATH; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG EFFICACY; HEADACHE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INHALATION SPACER; MEDICAL SOCIETY; METERED DOSE INHALER; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; POWDER INHALER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN BRUISING; SKIN DEFECT; THRUSH; TREMOR;

EID: 31544444467     PISSN: 14714418     EISSN: 14751534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcrj.2005.11.001     Document Type: Article

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