Systematic care for asthma in Australian general practice: A randomised controlled trial

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 193, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 332-337

  Holton, Christine H ^a   Beilby, Justin J ^a   Harris, Mark F ^b   Harper, Clare E ^b   Proudfoot, Judith G ^b   Ramsay, Emmae N ^a   Ruffin, Richard E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADOLESCENT; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957668900     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03943.x     Document Type: Article

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