Asthma audit for enthusiasts and sceptics

Asthma in General Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 19-22

  Neville, R G ^a   Hoskins, G ^a   Smith, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONSULTATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; NURSE; PROGNOSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031783547     PISSN: 0968039X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/pcrj.1998.11     Document Type: Article

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