Overdiagnosis of asthma in children in primary care: A retrospective analysis

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 66, Issue 644, 2016, Pages e152-e157

  Looijmans Van Den Akker, I ^a   Van Luijn, K R S ^a   Verheij, T J M ^b  

^a Leidsche Rijn Julius Health Care Centers   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Diagnosis; Guidelines; Respiratory function tests; Spirometry

Indexed keywords

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

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COUGHING; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPIROMETRY; WHEEZING; ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH SERVICE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL OVERUSE; NETHERLANDS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84959892482     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp16X683965     Document Type: Article

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