National and international guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of asthma

Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 51-55

  Nicklas, Richard A ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PULMONOLOGY; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ASTHMA; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HUMANS; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (U.S.); PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PULMONARY DISEASE (SPECIALTY); SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0030637836     PISSN: 10705287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063198-199701000-00008     Document Type: Article

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