Adherence to national guidelines for children with asthma at primary health centres in Sweden: Potential for improvement

Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 276-282

  Jonsson, Marina ^a,b   Egmar, Ann Charlotte ^c   Kiessling, Anna ^d   Ingemansson, Maria ^a,b   Hedlin, Gunilla ^a,b   Krakau, Ingvar ^b,e   Hallner, Eva ^b   Kull, Inger ^b,f  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c Red Cross University College   (Sweden)

^d DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e Center for Family and Community Medicine   (Sweden)

^f SACHS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Asthma care; Guidelines; Paediatric asthma; Primary care

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; MONTELUKAST;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ASTHMA NURSE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEBULIZER; NURSE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PULSE OXIMETER; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SPIROMETER; SPIROMETRY; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SWEDEN;

EID: 84866408565     PISSN: 14714418     EISSN: 14751534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4104/pcrj.2012.00051     Document Type: Article

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