Enhancing ventilation in homes of children with asthma: Cost-effectiveness study alongside randomised controlled trial

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 61, Issue 592, 2011, Pages

  Edwards, Rhiannon T ^a   Neal, Richard D ^c   Linck, Pat ^a   Bruce, Nigel ^d   Mullock, Linda ^b   Nelhans, Nick ^e   Pasterfield, Diana ^c   Russell, Daphne ^a   Russell, Ian ^f   Woodfine, Louise ^b  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH WALES   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^e WREXHAM MAELOR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Clinical trials, randomised; General practice; Health; Housing; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; EMOLLIENT AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE REGISTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; ROOM VENTILATION; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEATING; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; VENTILATION; WALES;

EID: 83355167007     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp11X606645     Document Type: Article

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