Management of chronic childhood asthma in the primary care office

Pediatric Annals

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 43-52

  Szilagyi, Peter G ^a,c   Kemper, Kathi J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c STRONG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

AGE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; POLLUTANT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

AGE FACTORS; ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0032620813     PISSN: 00904481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0090-4481-19990101-10     Document Type: Article

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