Results of a program to reduce admissions for adult asthma

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 112, Issue 11, 1990, Pages 864-871

  Mayo, Paul H ^a   Richman, Julieta ^a   Harris, H William ^a  

^a BELLEVUE HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE; ORCIPRENALINE; PREDNISONE; SALBUTAMOL; THEOPHYLLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXACERBATION; FATALITY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ASTHMA; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, MUNICIPAL; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; NEW YORK CITY; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT READMISSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF CARE;

EID: 0025358041     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-112-11-864     Document Type: Article

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