Level of asthma control and health care utilization in Asia-Pacific countries

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 271-277

  Gold, Laura S ^a   Thompson, Phillip ^b   Salvi, Sundeep ^c   Faruqi, Rab A ^d   Sullivan, Sean D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c Chest Research Foundation   (India)

^d MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) guidelines; Healthcare utilization; Long term maintenance medications; Oral steroids; Productivity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; RHINITIS; SCHOOL CHILD; YOUNG ADULT;

GLOBAL INITIATIVE FOR ASTHMA (GINA) GUIDELINES; HEALTHCARE UTILIZATION; LONG TERM MAINTENANCE MEDICATIONS; ORAL STEROIDS; PRODUCTIVITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASIA; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EFFICIENCY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893812883     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: 15323064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2013.12.004     Document Type: Article

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