Asthma control in primary care in Sweden: A comparison between 2001 and 2005

Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 279-286

  Ställberg, Björn ^a   Lisspers, Karin ^a   Hasselgren, Mikael ^a   Janson, Christer ^a   Johansson, Gunnar ^a   Svärdsudd, Kurt ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Asthma; Asthma control; GINA guideline; Primary care; Questionnaire surveys; Sweden

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MONOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; SWEDEN;

EID: 72149102963     PISSN: 14714418     EISSN: 14751534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4104/pcrj.2009.00024     Document Type: Article

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