Impact of the Singapore National Asthma Program (SNAP) on preventor-reliever prescription ratio in polyclinics

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 114-117

  Phui, Nah Chong ^a   Ngiap, Chuan Tan ^b   Tow, Keang Lim ^c,d  

^a NATIONAL HEALTHCARE GROUP POLYCLINICS   (Singapore)

^b SHP Asthma Workgroup   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^d Singapore National Asthma Program   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Education; Inhaled steroids

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE; BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUTICASONE; SALBUTAMOL;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRESCRIPTION; SINGAPORE;

EID: 42249100142     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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