Asthma in the elderly: Do they need an allergy evaluation?

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 492-493

  Slavin, R G ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ASTHMA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEST;

EID: 0034998082     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)62895-5     Document Type: Editorial

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