Delivery of asthma and allergy care in Europe

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 767-772

  Roberts, N ^b   Papageorgiou, P ^a   Partridge, M R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergy; Asthma; Primary care; Self management; Specialist

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHINITIS; SELF CARE; SKIN ALLERGY;

ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY; ASTHMA; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; EUROPE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHINITIS;

EID: 70350055464     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770900903225378     Document Type: Article

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