Managing asthma with the adolescent

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 301-309

  Rich, Michael ^a   Schneider, Lynda ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BECLOMETASONE; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; FLUNISOLIDE; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NEDOCROMIL; PREDNISONE; SALMETEROL; THEOPHYLLINE; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; ENVIRONMENT; HOME MONITORING; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0029807843     PISSN: 10408703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008480-199608000-00002     Document Type: Review

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