Choosing Wisely: Adherence by Physicians to Recommended Use of Spirometry in the Diagnosis and Management of Adult Asthma

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 128, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 502-508

  Sokol, Kristin C ^a   Sharma, Gulshan ^b   Lin, Yu Li ^a   Goldblum, Randall M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Choosing Wisely; Cost; Pulmonary function test; Spirometry

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; LIPOXYGENASE INHIBITOR; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; THEOPHYLLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPIROMETRY; TREND STUDY; ADOLESCENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; MIDDLE AGED; TRENDS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPIROMETRY; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928957734     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: 15557162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.12.006     Document Type: Article

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