Asthma incidence and accuracy of diagnosis in the Portuguese sentinel practice network

Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 352-357

  de Sousa, Jaime Correia ^a   Silva, Manuel Luciano ^b   Lobo, Filipa Almada ^c   Yaphe, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b Horizonte Family Health Unit   (Portugal)

^c Porta Do Sol Family Health Unit   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Asthma; Diagnosis; Diagnostic accuracy; Family practice; General practice; Incidence; Portugal

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PORTUGAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; STANDARD; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTUGAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79551635079     PISSN: 14714418     EISSN: 14751534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4104/pcrj.2010.00022     Document Type: Article

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