Investigating asthma symptoms in primary care

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 344, Issue 7854, 2012, Pages

  Jenkins, Christine ^a   Seccombe, Leigh ^a,b   Tomlins, Ron ^c  

^a ANZAC Research Institute   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; SALBUTAMOL;

ADULT; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; CHEST TIGHTNESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE DURATION; DYSPNEA; HUMAN; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRICK TEST; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; REVIEW; SMOKING HABIT; SPIROMETRY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WHEEZING;

ADULT; ALBUTEROL; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG TOLERANCE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HUMANS; MALE; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; SPIROMETRY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84860348359     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.e2734     Document Type: Review

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