Children in the ACT with asthma: Are they taking preventer medication according to guidelines?

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 146-149

  Brown, Maree ^a   Phillips, Christine ^b   Ciszek, Karen ^c   Burton, Debbie ^d   Attewell, Robyn ^e   McDonald, Tim ^f   Dwan, Kathryn ^a  

^a Australian National University   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e NONE   (Australia)

^f NONE

Author keywords

Asthma; Child health; Guideline adherence; Patient compliance; Respiratory tract diseases

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANE DERIVATIVE; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BECLOMETASONE; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; BUDESONIDE; FLUTICASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

ANDROSTADIENES; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY; BECLOMETHASONE; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; BUDESONIDE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 77954630957     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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