Implementation of an asthma guideline for the management of childhood asthma in general practice: A randomised controlled trial

Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 90-96

  Hagmolen Of Ten Have, Wanda ^a,b,c   Van Den Berg, Norbert J ^a,c   Van Der Palen, Job ^b   Van Aalderen, Wim M C ^c   Bindels, Patrick J E ^d  

^a Flevohospital ^*  (Netherlands)

^b MEDISCH SPECTRUM TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Asthma; Bronchial hyperreactivity; Child; General practice; Guideline adherence; Paediatric

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUTICASONE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE PLUS SALMETEROL; FORMOTEROL; PREDNISOLONE; SALBUTAMOL; SALMETEROL;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 45349091000     PISSN: 14714418     EISSN: 14751534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3132/pcrj.2008.00011     Document Type: Article

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