Systems for the management of respiratory disease in primary care - An international series: South Africa

Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 69-75

  Bateman, Eric ^a,d   Feldman, Charles ^b   Mash, Robert ^c   Fairall, Lara ^a   English, Rene ^a   Jithoo, Anamika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Asthma; Chronic; COPD; Epidemiology; Facilities; Funding; Guideline; Management; National policy; Nurse; Primary care; Respiratory disease; South Africa; Systems

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AMOXICILLIN; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; ETHAMBUTOL; HYDROCORTISONE; INFLUENZA VACCINE; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; ISONIAZID; PENICILLIN G; PREDNISOLONE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; SALBUTAMOL; STREPTOMYCIN; THEOPHYLLINE;

ANTIVIRAL RESISTANCE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FAMILY MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFLUENZA; LOW DRUG DOSE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MIXED INFECTION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NURSE PRACTITIONER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PATIENT REFERRAL; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOUTH AFRICA; SPIROMETRY; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PHARMACOPOEIAS AS TOPIC; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66549093492     PISSN: 14714418     EISSN: 14751534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3132/pcrj.2009.00009     Document Type: Review

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