A multicenter survey of childhood asthma in Turkey - II: Utilization of asthma drugs, control levels and their determinants

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 172-179

  Soyer, O U ^a   Beyhun, N E ^b   Demir, E ^c   Yildirim, S ^d   Bingol Boz A ^e   Altinel, N ^f   Cevit, O ^g   Karakas T ^h   Anlar, Y ⁱ   Sout A ^j   Altintas D ^k   Canitez, Y ^l   Buyukdereli Z ^m   Sekerel, B E ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d Faculty of Engineering   (Turkey)

^e AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^f ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^g CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^h KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

ⁱ ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^j CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^k CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^l ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^m MERSIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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Author keywords

Asthma; Burden; Childhood; Control; Drug

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG UTILIZATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAPE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HONEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TEA; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ASTHMA; CHILD; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TURKEY;

EID: 63149092476     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2008.00769.x     Document Type: Article

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