“I don’t think there’s a simple way of doing it:” the use of an electronic alert to identify excessive prescribing of short-acting beta2-agonists for people with asthma – a qualitative study with asthma experts and primary care staff

S. McKibben (London, United Kingdom), A. Bush (London, United Kingdom), M. Thomas (Southampton, United Kingdom), C. Griffiths (London, United Kingdom)

Source: Virtual Congress 2020 – Diagnosis and management of airways disease in primary care
Session: Diagnosis and management of airways disease in primary care
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 4013
Disease area: Airway diseases

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