Influence of education on primary care physicians' knowledge on childhood allergy as a systemic disease and the atopic march

Allergologia et Immunopathologia

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 73-78

  Yilmaz, O ^a   Reisli, I ^b   Tahan, F ^c   Orhan, F ^d   Boz, A B ^e   Yuksel, H ^a  

^a CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^e AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Allergy; Atopic march; Childhood; Education; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN;

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TURKEY;

EID: 79954970200     PISSN: 03010546     EISSN: 15781267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aller.2010.03.012     Document Type: Article

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