Impact of optimal asthma education programme on asthma morbidity, inhalation technique and asthma knowledge

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 574-579

  Barthwal, M S ^a   Katoch, C D S ^b   Marwah, V ^c  

^a Militar y Hospital   (India)

^b Eastern Command Hospital   (India)

^c MILITARY HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; SELF CARE;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADULT; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SELF CARE;

EID: 69349101394     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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