Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma in the primary care setting: Simple questionnaires can promote patient awareness and provide feedback to physicians

Respiration

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 277-278

  Corbo, Giuseppe M ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ASTHMA; AWARENESS; BODY MASS; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDITORIAL; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WHEEZING;

AWARENESS; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33646544345     PISSN: 00257931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000092081     Document Type: Editorial

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