Association between physician competence at licensure and the quality of asthma management among patients with out-of-control asthma

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 171, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 1292-1294

  Kawasumi, Yuko ^a,d   Ernst, Pierre ^b,c   Abrahamowicz, Michal ^a,b   Tamblyn, Robyn ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; FENOTEROL; FLUNISOLIDE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; SALBUTAMOL; TERBUTALINE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COMMUNICATION SKILL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LICENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

ADULT; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNICATION; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LICENSURE, MEDICAL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960931309     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.319     Document Type: Article

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