How well were asthmatic patients educated about their asthma? A study at the emergency department

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 45-49

  Lee, P Y ^a,c   Khoo, E M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SARAWAK   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY MALAYA MEDICAL CENTRE   (Malaysia)

^c NONE   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Acute asthma exacerbation; Emergency department; Patient education

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; FLOWMETER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALAYSIA; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRESCRIPTION; PROPHYLAXIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF MEDICATION; SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 4043070852     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/101053950401600108     Document Type: Article

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