Chronic respiratory diseases at primary health care level in Georgia: The results of the pilot study

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease - Pulmonary Series

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 141-146

  Chkhaidze, Ivane ^a   Maglakelidze, T ^b   Khaltaev, N ^c  

^a TBILISI STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Georgia)

^b TBILISI STATE UNIVERSITY   (Georgia)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chronic respiratory diseases; COPD; GARD

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GEORGIA (REPUBLIC); HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 77649267083     PISSN: 11220643     EISSN: 2465101X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/monaldi.2009.345     Document Type: Article

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