“I did not know it was so important to take it the whole time” − self-reported barriers to medical treatment among individuals with asthma

Abstract Background Asthma is an extensive public health problem and inadequate disease control is not uncommon. Individuals’ self-perceived barriers to medical treatment for the entire treatment chain (from seeking care for symptoms to using a medicine) have seldom been studied for chronic diseases...

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Main Authors: Tove Hedenrud, Annika Jakobsson, Hanan El Malla, Helle Håkonsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-019-0934-3