Trial of nurse-run asthma clinics based in general practice versus usual medical care

Respirology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 356-362

  Pilotto, Louis S ^a,b,e   Smith, Brian J ^a   Heard, Adrian R ^c   McElroy, Heather J ^c   Weekley, Josephine ^c   Bennett, Paul ^d  

^a Department of General Practice ^*  (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c North Western Adelaide Health Service   (Australia)

^d Adelaide W Div of General Practice   (Australia)

^e FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asthma; Asthma clinics; General practice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL CARE; NURSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ST GEORGE RESPIRATORY QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ASTHMA; COMORBIDITY; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE CLINICIANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 6044239247     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2004.00589.x     Document Type: Article

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