Changes in asthma management in Australian general practice

Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 138-143

  Henderson, J ^a   Knox, S ^a   Pan, Y ^a   Britt, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asthma; General practice; Management rates; Prevalence; Severity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

EID: 4444268378     PISSN: 14714418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcrj.2004.05.005     Document Type: Article

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