Primary care challenges in treating paediatric asthma in the Asia-Pacific region

Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 360-362

  Jusuf, Lukas ^a   Hsieh, Chin Tung ^b   Abad, Lorna ^c   Chaiyote, Weena ^d   Chin, Wai Seong ^e   Choi, Yong Jae ^f   Goh, Kelvin Tze Chien ^g   Nguyen, Thi Dieu Huyen ^h  

^a Carmelita Clinic   (Indonesia)

^b LOTUNG POH AI HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA   (Philippines)

^d Prachomklao Hospital   (Thailand)

^e Seoul Children's Hospital ^*

^f Seoul Children's Hospital   (South Korea)

^g Northeast (Simei) Medical Centre   (Singapore)

^h FV Hospital   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ASIA; ASTHMA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISEASE CONTROL; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INDONESIA; KOREA; LETTER; MALAYSIA; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; OUTPATIENT; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHILIPPINES; PHOBIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL STIGMA; STEROID THERAPY; TAIWAN; THAILAND; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; VIET NAM;

ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ANXIETY; ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; ASTHMA; CHILD; CULTURE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEDIATRICS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; TAIWAN;

EID: 84883459329     PISSN: 14714418     EISSN: 14751534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4104/pcrj.2013.00069     Document Type: Letter

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