Current outpatient management of asthma shows poor compliance with international consensus guidelines

Chest

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1638-1645

  Taylor, David McD ^a   Auble, Thomas E ^a   Calhoun, William J ^a   Mosesso Jr , Vincent N ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Asthma; Emergency department; Guidelines; Management

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; STEROID; ZAFIRLUKAST;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHOSPASM; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033397281     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.116.6.1638     Document Type: Article

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