Difficult asthma;Asthme difficile

Revue des Maladies Respiratoires

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 827-837

  Chanez, P ^a   Vachier, I ^a   Mezziane, H ^a   Michel, F B ^a   Godard, P ^a  

^a HÔPITAL ARNAUD DE VILLENEUVE   (France)

Author keywords

Asthma; Compliance; Difficult; Follow up

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; CAREGIVER; COMORBIDITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REVIEW;

EID: 0033769276     PISSN: 07618425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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