Effect of a minimal pharmacy intervention on improvement of adherence to asthma guidelines

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 302-304

  De Vries, Tjalling W ^a   Van Den Berg, Paul B ^b   Duiverman, Eric J ^c   De Jong van Den Berg, Lolkje T W ^b  

^a MEDICAL CENTER LEEUWARDEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFANT; INHALER; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FAMILY PRACTICE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; NETHERLANDS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 77950316439     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2008.145581     Document Type: Article

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