The work presented in this thesis covers various aspects of the
epidemiology, diagnosis and management of various respiratory symptoms
and diseases in children frequently encountered in general practice.
These respiratory tract symptoms and diseases can be categorized into
symptoms and diseases of the upper respiratory tract (ENT problems,
including cough, earache, sore throat, otitis media, tonsillitis), and
symptoms and diseases of the lower airways (e.g. cough, wheezing,
dyspnoea, pneumonia, bronchitis, asthma). The general aim of this work
was to provide information for optimizing the care for children with
respiratory symptoms and diseases in general practice. We have provided
epidemiological data about respiratory symptoms and diseases in
children, and examined the general practitioners' (GPs)
management with respect to medication prescribing and referring these
children to specialist care. The study aims were achieved by examining
data from the second Dutch National Survey of General Practice, the
Netherlands Information Network of General Practice, the Dutch National
Medical Registration, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled
Trials.http://repub.eur.nl/res/pub/22090/Omslag%20Hans%20Uijen.pdf
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