Journal article
Asthma control in Canada: no improvement since we last looked in 1999.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether asthma control in Canada had improved since the last major survey in 1999 by exploring how well patients' asthma was controlled, how much they knew about asthma control, and how they used health care resources.
DESIGN: National telephone survey of patients between April and August 2004.
Authors
McIvor RA; Boulet L-P; FitzGerald JM; Zimmerman S; Chapman KR
Journal
Canadian Family Physician, Vol. 53, No. 4, pp. 672–677
Publication Date
4 2007
ISSN
0008-350X
Associated Experts
Fields of Research (FoR)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Administration, InhalationAdministration, OralAdolescentAdultAge DistributionAnti-Asthmatic AgentsAsthmaCanadaConfidence IntervalsDelivery of Health CareFamily PracticeFemaleHealth Services ResearchHospitalizationHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient CompliancePatient Education as TopicRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexSex DistributionSurveys and QuestionnairesSurvival AnalysisTreatment Outcome