The ARGA study with general practitioners: Impact of medical education on asthma/rhinitis management

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 777-785

  Baldacci, Sandra ^a,b   Maio, Sara ^a   Simoni, Marzia ^a   Cerrai, Sonia ^a   Sarno, Giuseppe ^a,b   Silvi, Patrizia ^a,b   Di Pede, Francesco ^a   Borbotti, Marco ^a,b   Paola Pala, Anna ^a,b   Bresciani, Megon ^a,b   Viegi, Giovanni ^a,b   Antonietta Angino, Anna ^b   Carrozzi, Laura ^b   Mangione, Maurizio ^b   Martini, Franca ^b   Barbara Piegaia, Bona ^b   Pistelli, Francesco ^b   Bacci, Elena ^c   Bancalari, Lorenza ^c,l   Dente, Federico ^c   Pia Foschino, Maria ^c,m   Moscato, Gianna ^c,n   Paggiaro, Pierluigi ^c   Pelucchi, Andrea ^c,o   Pierimarchi, Pasquale ^b   Brunetto, Barbara ^d   Iacovacci, Patrizia ^d   Pini, Carlo ^d   Tinghino, Raffaella ^d   Forastiere, Francesco ^e   Alberto Perucci, Carlo ^e   Pistelli, Riccardo ^e,p   Porta, Daniela ^e   Ancona, Laura ^e   Protasi, Sara ^e   Lazazzera, Barbara ^e   Ziroli, Valentina ^e   D'Armini, Eleonora ^e   Festa Campanile, Sabella ^e   Ferri, Monica ^e   Lorusso, Paola ^e   Salotti, Rita ^f   Santagati, Marco ^f   Agea, Elisabetta ^g   Casciari, Chiara ^g   Murgia, Nicola ^g   Spinozzi, Fabrizio ^g   Bonifazi, Floriano ^h   Antonicelli, Leonardo ^h   Chiara Braschi, Maria ^h   Conti, Valeria ⁱ   Filippelli, Amelia ⁱ   Maria Corbi, Grazia ⁱ   Russomanno, Giusy ⁱ   Braido, Fulvio ^j   Canonica, Walter ^j   Baiardini, Ilaria ^j   Francesco, Balbi ^j   Cerveri, Isa ^k   Corsico, Angelo ^k   Grosso, Amelia ^k   more..

^a INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^d ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^e Servizio Sanitario Regionale   (Italy)

^f Società Italiana di Farmacia Ospedaliera e dei Servizi Farmaceutici Aziende Sanitarie SIFO   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^h OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

ⁱ SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^j UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^k UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^l ASL 5   (Italy)

^m UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

ⁿ IRCCS   (Italy)

^o Sesto San Giovanni   (Italy)

^p CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; ARIA guidelines; Asthma; Drugs; GINA guidelines; Prescription adherence

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MONOTHERAPY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEVERE PERSISTENT ASTHMA;

ADULT; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DRUG COMPOUNDING; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HISTAMINE ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHINITIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859793605     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: 15323064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2012.02.013     Document Type: Article

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