Written asthma action plans (WAAPS) in Melbourne general practices: A sequential mixed methods study

Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 161-169

  Sulaiman, Nabil ^a   Aroni, Rosalie ^b   Thien, Francis ^c   Schattner, Rosa ^b   Simpson, Pamela ^b   del Colle, Eleonora ^d   Wolfe, Rory ^b   Abramson, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c BOX HILL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d Pulmetrics Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Action plan; Asthma; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; CHEST TIGHTNESS; CHILD; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; GENDER; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; SYMPTOM; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; WHEEZING; WRITTEN ASTHMA ACTION PLAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; CHILD; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; VICTORIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957906249     PISSN: 14714418     EISSN: 14751534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4104/pcrj.2011.00010     Document Type: Article

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