Management of childhood asthma: Physicians' perspective in Turkey

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 372-375

  Civelek, E ^a   Sekerel, B E ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Asthma; Child; Guideline; Knowledge; Management; Physician

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; KETOTIFEN; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NEDOCROMIL; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTPATIENT CARE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SPIROMETRY; TRAINING; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; ASTHMA; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TURKEY;

EID: 4143068027     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2004.00170.x     Document Type: Article

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