The Costs of Implementing the 1999 Canadian Asthma Consensus Guidelines Recommendation of Asthma Education and Spirometry for the Family Physician

BACKGROUND: National and international asthma guidelines recommend that patients with asthma be provided with asthma education and spirometry as a component of enhanced asthma care. The cost of implementing these interventions in family physician practices is not known.

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Main Authors: Susan P Corrigan, David L Cecillon, Don D Sin, Heather M Sharpe, Elaine M Andrews, Robert L Cowie, SF Paul Man
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2004-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2004/914865
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spelling doaj-art-a9248697c3db4970b2d5098b4ad2f0cb2025-02-03T05:44:36ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412004-01-0111534935310.1155/2004/914865The Costs of Implementing the 1999 Canadian Asthma Consensus Guidelines Recommendation of Asthma Education and Spirometry for the Family PhysicianSusan P Corrigan0David L Cecillon1Don D Sin2Heather M Sharpe3Elaine M Andrews4Robert L Cowie5SF Paul Man6University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaThe Directorate of Medical Policy, Pharmacy Policy and Standards at Canadian Forces Medical Group Headquarters, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaUniversity of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaUniversity of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaMerck Frosst Canada Ltd, Kirkland, Quebec, CanadaUniversity of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaUniversity of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaBACKGROUND: National and international asthma guidelines recommend that patients with asthma be provided with asthma education and spirometry as a component of enhanced asthma care. The cost of implementing these interventions in family physician practices is not known.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2004/914865
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Canadian Respiratory Journal
title The Costs of Implementing the 1999 Canadian Asthma Consensus Guidelines Recommendation of Asthma Education and Spirometry for the Family Physician
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title_fullStr The Costs of Implementing the 1999 Canadian Asthma Consensus Guidelines Recommendation of Asthma Education and Spirometry for the Family Physician
title_full_unstemmed The Costs of Implementing the 1999 Canadian Asthma Consensus Guidelines Recommendation of Asthma Education and Spirometry for the Family Physician
title_short The Costs of Implementing the 1999 Canadian Asthma Consensus Guidelines Recommendation of Asthma Education and Spirometry for the Family Physician
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