Reducing asthma attacks: Consider patients' beliefs

npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Ostrem, Anders ^a   Horne, Rob ^b  

^a Gransdalen Legesenter   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BUDESONIDE; ETHANOLAMINE DERIVATIVE; FORMOTEROL FUMARATE; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ASTHMA; COMPREHENSION; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INHALER; LETTER; MOTIVATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRESCRIPTION; PUBLICATION; SELF CARE; FEMALE; MALE;

ADRENERGIC BETA-2 RECEPTOR AGONISTS; ASTHMA; BUDESONIDE; ETHANOLAMINES; FEMALE; FORMOTEROL FUMARATE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84937061213     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20551010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/npjpcrm.2015.21     Document Type: Letter

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