Utilization and responsiveness of the asthma control test (ACT) at the initiation of therapy for patients with asthma: A randomized controlled trial

BMC Pulmonary Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Al Moamary, Mohamed S ^a   Al Kordi, Ahmed G ^a   Al Ghobain, Mohammed O ^a   Tamim, Hani M ^b  

^a KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Asthma; Asthma control test; Control; Global initiative for asthma; Guidelines; Saudi initiative for asthma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ASTHMA CONTROL TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEVERE PERSISTENT ASTHMA; TREATMENT RESPONSE; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DYSPNEA; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SAUDI ARABIA;

BRONCHODILATING AGENT;

ADULT; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SAUDI ARABIA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84861344256     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2466-12-14     Document Type: Article

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