Factors affecting use of resources for asthma patients

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 395-403

  Şahin, Bayram ^a   Tatar, Mehtap ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Asthma; Physician practice variation; Resource utilization

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; LEUKOTRIENE; STEROID; THEOPHYLLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEACHER; TREATMENT DURATION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; ASTHMA; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TURKEY;

EID: 33748757934     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10916-006-9024-1     Document Type: Article

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