Towards Excellence in Asthma Management: Final Report of an Eight-Year Program Aimed at Reducing Care Gaps in Asthma Management in Quebec
Author(s) -
LouisPhilippe Boulet,
Eileen Dorval,
Ma Labrecque,
M. Turgeon,
Terrence J. Montague,
Robert Thivierge
Publication year - 2008
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 - 10.1155/2008/323740
Subject(s) - medicine , asthma , psychological intervention , health care , excellence , disease management , population , family medicine , spirometry , intensive care medicine , nursing , disease , environmental health , political science , parkinson's disease , law , economics , economic growth , pathology
Asthma care in Canada and around the world persistently falls short of optimal treatment. To optimize care, a systematic approach to identifying such shortfalls or 'care gaps', in which all stakeholders of the health care system (including patients) are involved, was proposed.
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