Prescription of respiratory medication without an asthma diagnosis in children: A population based study

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Zuidgeest, Mira G P ^a,b   Van Dijk, Liset ^c   Smit, Henriette A ^b   Van Der Wouden, Johannes C ^d   Brunekreef, Bert ^e,f   Leufkens, Hubert G M ^a   Bracke, Madelon ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^d ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; MONTELUKAST; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; NEWBORN; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; AGE; DRUG USE; EVALUATION; INFANT; NETHERLANDS; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NETHERLANDS;

EID: 39449110440     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-8-16     Document Type: Article

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