Feasibility of a practical clinical trial for asthma conducted in primary care

Journal of the American Board of Family Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 190-195

  Hahn, David L ^a,b,c   Plane, Mary Beth ^b  

^a DEAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Dean East Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CANADA; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INTERACTIVE VOICE RESPONSE SYSTEM; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CODING; PHYSICIAN; PILOT STUDY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TELEPHONE; VOLUNTEER; ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNITED STATES;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ASTHMA; AZITHROMYCIN; DATA COLLECTION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH DESIGN; TELEPHONE; WISCONSIN;

EID: 4344604629     PISSN: 08938652     EISSN: 15448770     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.17.3.190     Document Type: Article

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