Comparison of doctor and patient assessments of asthma control

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 356-361

  Greenblatt, M ^a   Galpin, J S ^a   Hill, C ^a   Feldman, C ^a   Green, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

ACT score; Asthma; Control

Indexed keywords

BUDESONIDE; FLUTICASONE; FORMOTEROL; SALMETEROL;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CODING; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE; SELF MONITORING; SOUTH AFRICA;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY MEDICINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOUTH AFRICA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 76449092733     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2009.10.010     Document Type: Article

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