Treatment adherence in asthmatic patients: The last frontier?

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 134, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1269-1270

  Bateman, Eric D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

adherence; Asthma; inhalers

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BUDESONIDE PLUS FORMOTEROL; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT;

ASTHMA; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INHALER; LONG TERM CARE; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; HUMAN RELATION; NEBULIZER; UTILIZATION;

ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; HUMANS; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 84919650525     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: 10976825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2014.08.004     Document Type: Editorial

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