Acute adult asthma - Assessment of severity and management and comparison with British Thoracic Society Guidelines

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 8-10

  Hart, S R ^a   Davidson, A C ^b  

^a ROYAL SUSSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; MALE; OXYGEN THERAPY; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0032928819     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0954-6111(99)90069-0     Document Type: Article

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