Application of asthma action plans to childhood asthma: National survey repeated

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 117, Issue 1196, 2004, Pages

  McNally, Andrew ^a   Frampton, Chris ^a   Garrett, John ^b   Pattemore, Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STEROID; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONSENSUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PEDIATRICIAN; POSTAL MAIL; RANDOMIZATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; VALIDATION PROCESS; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENERAL PRACTICE; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; STANDARD;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; CHILD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 3242804552     PISSN: 11758716     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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