Asthma control in Canada: No improvement since we last looked in 1999

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 672-677

  McIvor, R Andrew ^a,b   Boulet, Louis Philippe ^c,d   Fitzgerald, J Mark ^e,f   Zimmerman, Sabrina ^g   Chapman, Kenneth R ^h,i  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^d LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^f Vancouver Centre   (Canada)

^g ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

ⁱ TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

EID: 34247541738     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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