Characteristics of subjects with a high frequency of emergency visits for asthma

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 623-628

  Boulet, Louis Philippe ^a   Bélanger, Marthe ^b   Lajoie, Pierre ^b  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Asthma; asthma education; emergency visits

Indexed keywords

METHACHOLINE;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHOSPASM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0029798308     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(96)90075-3     Document Type: Article

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