Improving paediatric asthma outcomes in primary health care: A randomised controlled trial

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 195, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 405-409

  Shah, Smita ^a   Sawyer, Susan M ^b   Toelle, Brett G ^c   Mellis, Craig M ^a   Peat, Jennifer K ^d   Lagleva, Marivic ^e   Usherwood, Timothy P ^a   Jenkins, Christine R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c WOOLCOCK INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^d AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INHALATION SPACER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRACTITIONER ASTHMA COMMUNICATION AND EDUCATION AUSTRALIA PROGRAM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT PLANNING; ADOLESCENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; GENERAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84856370515     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja10.11422     Document Type: Article

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