Asthma control in the first decade of 21st century

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 125, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 604-607

  Jindal, S K ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; BUDESONIDE PLUS FORMOTEROL; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CICLOHALE; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE PLUS SALMETEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHINA; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG COST; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; DRY POWDER; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INDIA; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICINAL PLANT; METERED DOSE INHALER; NEW ZEALAND; PASSIVE SMOKING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF EVALUATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ASTHMA; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34547544371     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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