Scheduled asthma management in general practice generally improve asthma control in those who attend

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 635-641

  Backer, Vibeke ^a   Bornemann, Maja ^a   Knudsen, Dorte ^b   Ommen, Henrik ^c  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Respiratory Nurse   (Denmark)

^c General Practice Primary Care Unit   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Asthma; Disease control; Management

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DENMARK; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GENERAL PRACTICE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SMOKING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859105600     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: 15323064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2012.01.005     Document Type: Article

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