What happens to patients who have their asthma device switched without their consent?

Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 131-139

  Doyle, Scott ^a   Lloyd, Andrew ^a   Williams, Angela ^b   Chrystyn, Henry ^c   Moffat, Mandy ^d   Thomas, Mike ^d   Price, David ^d  

^a ICON PLC   (United Kingdom)

^b Respiratory Research Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Informed consent; Inhaler devices; Qualitative research; Switching

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CONSULTATION; DISEASE CONTROL; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INHALER; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954930287     PISSN: 14714418     EISSN: 14751534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4104/pcrj.2010.00009     Document Type: Article

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