Increase in prevalence of physician-diagnosed asthma in Helsinki during the Finnish Asthma Programme: Improved recognition of asthma in primary care? A cross-sectional cohort study

Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 64-71

  Kainu, Annette ^a   Pallasaho, Paula ^b   Piirilä, Päivi ^a   Lindqvist, Ari ^a   Sovijärvi, Anssi ^a   Pietinalho, Anne ^c,d  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^c Finnish Lung Health Association   (Finland)

^d Raasepori Health Care Center   (Finland)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Allergy; Asthma; COPD; Epidemiology; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE REGISTRY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPIROMETRY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREND STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874690992     PISSN: 14714418     EISSN: 14751534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4104/pcrj.2013.00002     Document Type: Article

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