ABS007: Scoring system-a guide for general practitioners enabling proper selection of drugs in step care management of asthma

摘要

Introduction:In a population of 7 million asthma patients in Bangladesh, a maximum of only 0.1 million patients are receiving treatment from respiratory experts in the secondary or tertiary care setting. The remaining 6.9 million patients are receiving their treatment from general practitioners (GPs) in the primary care setting. The aim of this paper was to formulate a score by which primary care physicians can select the appropriate step for the patient.