Telemanagement in asthma: An innovative and effective approach

Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 235-240

  Van Gaalen, Johanna L ^a   Hashimoto, Simone ^b   Sont, Jacob K ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

asthma; e health; internet; self management; telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SELF MONITORING; TELEMANAGEMENT;

ADULT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SELF CARE; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84860786263     PISSN: 15284050     EISSN: 14736322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACI.0b013e3283533700     Document Type: Review

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