Compliance of physicians with documentation of an asthma management protocol

Respiratory Care

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1432-1440

  Baddar, Sawsan ^a   Worthing, Elizabeth A ^a   Al Rawas, Omar A ^a   Osman, Youssef ^a   Al Riyami, Bazdawi M ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Asthma; Compliance; Guidelines; Inhaler technique; Management; Peak expiratory flow; Protocol

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DOCUMENTATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL STAFF; OMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD;

ASTHMA; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DOCUMENTATION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MEDICAL RECORDS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; OMAN; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 39049196072     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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