Underuse of inhaled corticosteroids in adults with asthma

Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 387-393

  Yuksel, Nesé ^a   Ginther, Scott ^a   Man, Paul ^a   Tsuyuki, Ross T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG UTILIZATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCRIPTION;

EID: 0034031246     PISSN: 02770008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1592/phco.20.5.387.35050     Document Type: Article

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