Can Access to Spirometry in Asthma Education Centres Influence the Referral Rate by Primary Physicians for Education?
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Asthma remains uncontrolled in a large number of asthmatic patients. Recent surveys have shown that a minority of asthmatic patients are referred to asthma educators. The objective of the present study was to assess the influence of increased access to spirometry in asthma...
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| description | BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Asthma remains uncontrolled in a large number of asthmatic patients. Recent surveys have shown that a minority of asthmatic patients are referred to asthma educators. The objective of the present study was to assess the influence of increased access to spirometry in asthma education centres (AECs) on the rate of patient referrals to these centres by general practitioners. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b1de39a23d444345be4f4a8e1b4b28b82025-02-03T01:26:52ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412006-01-0113842743110.1155/2006/360735Can Access to Spirometry in Asthma Education Centres Influence the Referral Rate by Primary Physicians for Education?M Labrecque0M Lavallée1MF Beauchesne2A Cartier3LP Boulet4Hôpital du Sacré–Cœur de Montréal, Chest Department, Université de Montréal, Montreal, CanadaHôpital du Sacré–Cœur de Montréal, Chest Department, Université de Montréal, Montreal, CanadaHôpital du Sacré–Cœur de Montréal, Chest Department, Université de Montréal, Montreal, CanadaHôpital du Sacré–Cœur de Montréal, Chest Department, Université de Montréal, Montreal, CanadaInstitut Universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie, Université Laval, Hôpital Laval, Quebec, CanadaBACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Asthma remains uncontrolled in a large number of asthmatic patients. Recent surveys have shown that a minority of asthmatic patients are referred to asthma educators. The objective of the present study was to assess the influence of increased access to spirometry in asthma education centres (AECs) on the rate of patient referrals to these centres by general practitioners.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2006/360735 |
| spellingShingle | M Labrecque M Lavallée MF Beauchesne A Cartier LP Boulet Can Access to Spirometry in Asthma Education Centres Influence the Referral Rate by Primary Physicians for Education? Canadian Respiratory Journal |
| title | Can Access to Spirometry in Asthma Education Centres Influence the Referral Rate by Primary Physicians for Education? |
| title_full | Can Access to Spirometry in Asthma Education Centres Influence the Referral Rate by Primary Physicians for Education? |
| title_fullStr | Can Access to Spirometry in Asthma Education Centres Influence the Referral Rate by Primary Physicians for Education? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Can Access to Spirometry in Asthma Education Centres Influence the Referral Rate by Primary Physicians for Education? |
| title_short | Can Access to Spirometry in Asthma Education Centres Influence the Referral Rate by Primary Physicians for Education? |
| title_sort | can access to spirometry in asthma education centres influence the referral rate by primary physicians for education |
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