Can Access to Spirometry in Asthma Education Centres Influence the Referral Rate by Primary Physicians for Education? | Zendy

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Can Access to Spirometry in Asthma Education Centres Influence the Referral Rate by Primary Physicians for Education?

Author(s) -

Ma Labrecque,

M. Lavallee,

MF Beauchesne,

André Cartier,

LP Boulet

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

canadian respiratory journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.675

H-Index - 53

eISSN - 1916-7245

pISSN - 1198-2241

DOI - 10.1155/2006/360735

Subject(s) - medicine , spirometry , referral , asthma , family medicine , primary care , physical therapy , emergency medicine

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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