Knowledge and attitudes of family physicians coming to COPD continuing medical education

International Journal of COPD

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 311-317

  Yawn, Barbara P ^a   Wollan, Peter C ^a  

^a OLMSTED MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

COPD treatment; Diagnosis; Family physicians; Management; Patient

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LONGEVITY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; SMOKING; SPIROMETRY; SYMPTOM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 47849128078     PISSN: 11769106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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