Asthma in adult patients presenting with symptoms of acute bronchitis in general practice

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 188-192

  Thiadens, H A ^a   Postma, D S ^a   De Bock, G H ^a   Huysman, D A N ^a   Van Houwelingen, H C ^a   Springer, M P ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acute bronchitis; Asthma; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHIOLITIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0033751981     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/028134300453412     Document Type: Article

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