The costs of implementing the 1999 Canadian Asthma Consensus Guidelines recommendation of asthma education and spirometry for the family physician

Canadian Respiratory Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 349-353

  Corrigan, Susan P ^a   Cecillon, David L ^b   Sin, Don D ^c   Sharpe, Heather M ^c   Andrews, Elaine M ^d   Cowie, Robert L ^e   Man, S F Paul ^c,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Directorate Med Plcy Pharm Plcy   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d MERCK FROSST CENTRE FOR THERAPEUTIC RESEARCH   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^f ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma; Consensus guidelines; Economic analysis; Family medicine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CANADA; CONSENSUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; RESPIRATORY CARE; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 4544222075     PISSN: 11982241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2004/914865     Document Type: Article

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