Guidelines in need of guidance

Chest

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 594-595

  Sarwar, A ^a   Brandstetter, R D ^a  

^a New Rochelle Hospital Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0029921490     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.109.3.594     Document Type: Editorial

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