Prevalence of asthma control among adults in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK

European Respiratory Review

Volumn 18, Issue 112, 2009, Pages 105-112

  Demoly, P ^a   Paggiaro, P ^c   Plaza, V ^d   Bolge, S C ^e   Kannan, H ^e   Sohier, B ^b   Adamek, L ^b  

^a HÔPITAL ARNAUD DE VILLENEUVE   (France)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^d HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

^e Consumer Health Sciences ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma control; Asthma control test; National Health and Wellness Survey; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; BECLOMETASONE; BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; BREVA; BUDESONIDE; BUDESONIDE PLUS FORMOTEROL; FENOTEROL PLUS IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE PLUS SALMETEROL; FORMOTEROL; FORMOTEROL FUMARATE; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE PLUS SALBUTAMOL SULFATE; MOMETASONE FUROATE; MONTELUKAST; PERIBUTEROL; PIRBUTEROL ACETATE; REPROTEROL; SALBUTAMOL; SALMETEROL XINAFOATE; TERBUTALINE; TERBUTALINE SULFATE; THEOPHYLLINE; TIOTROPIUM BROMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZAFIRLUKAST;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE CONTROL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FRANCE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; SMOKING; SPAIN; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ASTHMA; ATTITUDE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FRANCE; GERMANY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; ITALY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; SPAIN;

EID: 66549107613     PISSN: 09059180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09059180.00001209     Document Type: Article

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