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dc.creator | Gourgoulianis, K. I. | en |
dc.creator | Hamos, B. | en |
dc.creator | Christou, K. | en |
dc.creator | Rizopoulou, D. | en |
dc.creator | Efthimiou, A. | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-11-23T10:28:55Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-11-23T10:28:55Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1998 | |
dc.identifier | 10.1159/000029222 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0025-7931 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11615/28129 | |
dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this study was the evaluation of the extent of dissemination of asthma guidelines among primary health care physicians in Greece. Sixty-five of 80 primary care physicians (response rate 80.2%) answered a questionnaire about asthma morbidity, manner of choice of treatment and asthma management plans. One out of 12 patients who were examined by a primary care physician suffered from bronchial asthma. Forty-two physicians treated their asthma patients according to the pulmonologist's recommendations, and only 15 prescribed asthma treatment according to asthma guidelines. beta(2)-agonist inhalers and theophylline tablets represent 41% of all prescribed medicines in asthma and corticosteroid inhalers 24% of medications. Eight physicians prescribed theophylline as the first and 20 physicians corticosteroid inhalers as the third choice of medication in asthma treatment. Consequently, the prescription of beta(2)-agonist inhalers and theophylline tablets seems to be higher than asthma guidelines recommend. Better dissemination of guidelines among specialists and primary health care physicians will hopefully make asthma management optimal. | en |
dc.source.uri | <Go to ISI>://WOS:000072206100006 | |
dc.subject | asthma | en |
dc.subject | guidelines | en |
dc.subject | theophylline | en |
dc.subject | primary care | en |
dc.subject | physicians | en |
dc.subject | beta(2)-Agonists | en |
dc.subject | corticosteroids | en |
dc.subject | MORTALITY | en |
dc.subject | MEDICINE | en |
dc.subject | Respiratory System | en |
dc.title | Prescription of medications by primary care physicians in the light of asthma guidelines | en |
dc.type | journalArticle | en |
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