Unmet needs in adult asthma

Clinical and Experimental Allergy, Supplement

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 66-69

  Chung, K F ^a,b  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adults; Asthma; Guidelines; Heterogeneity; Outcome measures; Undertreatment

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; ASTHMA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EFFECT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADULT; ASTHMA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE;

EID: 0034096855     PISSN: 09602178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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