AIMS: To establish by case note review how people with newly diagnosed asthma were treated in general practice. METHODS: A retrospective cross-sectional survey was carried out in twelve general practices from the MRC General Practice Research Framework. Children between their 3rd and 8th birthdays and adults 16 years and over were identified with newly diagnosed or treated asthma from computer records with further details obtained from a case record search. The main outcome measure was the time of recorded asthma diagnosis and the time of first prescriptions for inhaled corticosteroids. RESULTS: For 41% of children and 53% of adults with a diagnosis of asthma and inhaled corticosteroids, inhaled corticosteroids were prescribed before or on ...
Background: Our professional development plan aimed to improve the primary care management of acute ...
One hundred and twenty-six asthmatics in a practice of 4012 patients were interviewed at home by an ...
Background Poor asthma control observed in several surveys may be related to a lack of systematic as...
Previous studies showed that general practitioners have problems in diagnosing asthma accurately, re...
Objective : To describe the approach to asthma exacerbations in a primary care centre in comparison ...
AbstractUnder-prescribing and low attendance continue to be cited as reasons for ongoing asthma symp...
Asthma is one of the most common chronic airways diseases worldwide, and its prevalence is increasin...
Objectives: To examine asthma control in conjunction with medication use in asthma patients from gen...
Asthma and COPD are both chronic diseases that have an impact on the patient's life as well as that ...
Objective: To describe the approach to asthma exacerbations in a primary care centre in comparison w...
Objective: To evaluate prescriptions of asthma medication for children in primary care. Methods: Dat...
Worldwide, most patients with asthma are treated in primary care. Optimal primary care management of...
Item does not contain fulltextAsthma is one of the most common chronic airways diseases worldwide, a...
Asthma is a common long-term respiratory condition which causes significant morbidity and mortality ...
The goal of this epidemiological study was to assess the symptoms, changes in spirometric parameters...
Background: Our professional development plan aimed to improve the primary care management of acute ...
One hundred and twenty-six asthmatics in a practice of 4012 patients were interviewed at home by an ...
Background Poor asthma control observed in several surveys may be related to a lack of systematic as...
Previous studies showed that general practitioners have problems in diagnosing asthma accurately, re...
Objective : To describe the approach to asthma exacerbations in a primary care centre in comparison ...
AbstractUnder-prescribing and low attendance continue to be cited as reasons for ongoing asthma symp...
Asthma is one of the most common chronic airways diseases worldwide, and its prevalence is increasin...
Objectives: To examine asthma control in conjunction with medication use in asthma patients from gen...
Asthma and COPD are both chronic diseases that have an impact on the patient's life as well as that ...
Objective: To describe the approach to asthma exacerbations in a primary care centre in comparison w...
Objective: To evaluate prescriptions of asthma medication for children in primary care. Methods: Dat...
Worldwide, most patients with asthma are treated in primary care. Optimal primary care management of...
Item does not contain fulltextAsthma is one of the most common chronic airways diseases worldwide, a...
Asthma is a common long-term respiratory condition which causes significant morbidity and mortality ...
The goal of this epidemiological study was to assess the symptoms, changes in spirometric parameters...
Background: Our professional development plan aimed to improve the primary care management of acute ...
One hundred and twenty-six asthmatics in a practice of 4012 patients were interviewed at home by an ...
Background Poor asthma control observed in several surveys may be related to a lack of systematic as...