Do small group workshops and locally adapted guidelines improve asthma patients' health outcomes? A cluster randomized controlled trial

Family Practice

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 246-254

  Sulaiman, Nabil D ^a   Barton, Christopher A ^b   Liaw, Seng Teng ^c   Harris, Claire A ^d   Sawyer, Susan M ^e   Abramson, Michael J ^f   Robertson, Colin ^g   Dharmage, Shyamali C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^g MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Paediatrics; Randomized controlled trial; Respiratory medicine

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PULMONARY MEDICINE; VICTORIA;

EID: 77955264112     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmq013     Document Type: Article

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