Asthma: A six-part strategy for managing older patients

Geriatrics

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 36-44

  Smyrnios, Nicholas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; BITOLTEROL MESILATE; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUNISOLIDE; NEDOCROMIL SODIUM; ORCIPRENALINE; PIRBUTEROL ACETATE; SALBUTAMOL; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

AGING; ASTHMA; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MANAGED CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; REVIEW; SPIROMETRY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AGED; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 0031411590     PISSN: 0016867X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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