Asthma in the elderly: The importance of patient education

Comprehensive Therapy

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 375-383

  Anderson, C Joe ^a   Bardana Jr , Emil J ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; BECLOMETASONE; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BITOLTEROL; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUNISOLIDE; ORCIPRENALINE; PIRBUTEROL; SALBUTAMOL; SALMETEROL; TERBUTALINE; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ANAMNESIS; ASTHMA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELDERLY CARE; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW;

AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; HUMANS; IMMUNOTHERAPY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION;

EID: 0030038751     PISSN: 00988243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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