Asthma diagnosis vs. analysis of anti-asthmatic prescriptions to identify asthma in children

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 967-968

  Bianchi, Marina ^a   Clavenna, Antonio ^a   Sequi, Marco ^a   Bonati, Maurizio ^a  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; STEROID;

ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; HUMAN; LETTER; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 80054785606     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: 14321041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-011-1033-4     Document Type: Letter

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