Open AccessAssessing health-seeking behavior among Asthma and COPD patients in urban South India
Author(s) -
Arjun Padmanabhan,
Sanjeev Nair,
G Jilisha,
Jyolsna Anand,
Veena Babu,
Hisham Moosan,
Anitha Kumari
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_485_19
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , asthma , context (archaeology) , spirometry , health care , government (linguistics) , family medicine , population , disease , tertiary care , test (biology) , physical therapy , environmental health , paleontology , linguistics , philosophy , economics , biology , economic growth
Health-seeking behavior of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma and the diagnosis told to them by doctors before they reach tertiary care is not well documented.