Effect of a web-based chronic disease management system on asthma control and health-related quality of life: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

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Volumn 12, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Ahmed, Sara ^a   Bartlett, Susan J ^a   Ernst, Pierre ^b   Paré, Guy ^c   Kanter, Maria ^d   Perreault, Robert ^e   Grad, Roland ^b   Taylor, Laurel ^f   Tamblyn, Robyn ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

^e Gouvernement du Quebec   (Canada)

^f Canadian Patient Safety Institute   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MY ASTHMA PORTAL; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SELF CARE; WEB BROWSER; ADOLESCENT; CASE MANAGEMENT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH STATUS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE;

EID: 83355163978     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-12-260     Document Type: Article

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