Perceptions, impact and management of asthma in South Africa: A patient questionnaire study

Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 212-216

  Green, Robin ^a   Davis, Gloria ^b   Price, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b University of Aberdeen ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; BUDESONIDE; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; FENOTEROL PLUS IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; FLORADIL; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE PLUS SALMETEROL; INFLAMMIDE; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; KETOTIFEN FUMARATE; SALBUTAMOL; SALBUTAMOL SULFATE; SYMBICORD; THEOPHYLLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VENTEZE;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; COUGHING; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERCEPTION; PHARMACIST; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH AFRICA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WAKEFULNESS; WHEEZING;

EID: 57149116389     PISSN: 14714418     EISSN: 14751534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3132/pcrj.2008.00027     Document Type: Article

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