Asthma drug regimen optimality and health services utilization : a population-based analysis in British Columbia
Background: Drug therapy is the mainstay medical treatment for asthma patients. Many asthma patients (up to 70%) receive suboptimal drug therapy. Inadequate use of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) has been associated with increased emergency department (ED) visits and hospital admissions for asthma. To...
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University of British Columbia
2013
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/44726 |