Emergency department care of the asthma patient: Predicting 'Bounce- back' patients

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Volumn 115, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 909-911

  Varon, J ^a   Fromm R E , Jr ^a  

^a Department of Emergency Services ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032909630     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.115.4.909-a     Document Type: Editorial

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