Primary care based clinics for asthma

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Jones, Alan ^b   Fay, Jeanne K ^a   Ram, Felix S F ^c  

^a St Bartholomew's Medical Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Asthma *therapy ; Delivery of health care, integrated organization administration ; Humans; Outcome assessment (health care); Primary health care *organization administration

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT;

ABSENTEEISM; ASTHMA; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG USE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77950124239     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003533     Document Type: Review

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