Reduced severity and improved control of selfreported asthma in Finland during 2001-2010

Asia Pacific Allergy

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 32-39

  Kauppi, Paula ^a   Peura, Sirpa ^b   Salimäki, Johanna ^b   Järvenpää, Salme ^c   Linna, Miika ^d   Haahtela, Tari ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Association of Finnish Pharmacies   (Finland)

^c Finland MedCare Ltd   (Finland)

^d The Institute of Healthcare Engineering   (Finland)

Author keywords

Allergy; Drug therapy; Emergency treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; LONG ACTING DRUG; SHORT ACTING DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG COST; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; FOOD ALLERGY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; REIMBURSEMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 84940641865     PISSN: 22338276     EISSN: 22338268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5415/apallergy.2015.5.1.32     Document Type: Article

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