Continuing discrepancy between patient perception of asthma control and real-world symptoms: A quantitative online survey of 1,083 adults with asthma from the UK

Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 431-438

  Fletcher, Monica ^a   Hiles, David ^b  

^a EDUCATION FOR HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTHMA UK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Action plan; Asthma; Management; Nurse; Primary care; Survey

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG USE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERCEPTION; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; ASTHMA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888639976     PISSN: 14714418     EISSN: 14751534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4104/pcrj.2013.00091     Document Type: Article

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