Asthma control in Australia: A cross-sectional web-based survey in a nationally representative population

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 202, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 492-498

  Reddel, Helen K ^a   Sawyer, Susan M ^b,c,d   Everett, Peter W ^e   Flood, Paul V ^e,f   Peters, Matthew J ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^e InSync Surveys   (Australia)

^f Frontrow Research   (Australia)

^g Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTICE; SCORING SYSTEM; YOUNG ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; NEBULIZER; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; OFFICE VISITS; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84929440358     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja14.01564     Document Type: Article

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