Outcomes in pediatric asthma: What are the important issues?

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 107, Issue 5, 2001, Pages

  Becker, Allan B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Airway; Asthma; Benefit and risk; Efficacy and safety; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ALLERGIC DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATHOGENESIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0035021663     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2001.114951     Document Type: Article

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