Symptoms and pulmonary function in asthma

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 849-857

  Alcock, S M ^a   Mamun, M ^b   Prescott, R J ^c   Connolly, C K ^a,b  

^a DARLINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0031856403     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0954-6111(98)90387-0     Document Type: Article

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