Major care gaps in asthma, sleep and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A road map for knowledge translation

Canadian Respiratory Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 265-269

  Boulet, Louis Philippe ^a   Bourbeau, Jean ^b,c   Skomro, Robert ^d   Gupta, Samir ^e  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^e ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma; Chronic obstructive lung disease; Guidelines; Implementation; Knowledge translation; Obstructive sleep apnea

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT;

ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORBIDITY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 84882316725     PISSN: 11982241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/496923     Document Type: Review

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