Primary Care Doctors' Practice in the Management of Adult Asthma Patients

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 061-066

  Tan, Ngiap Chuan ^a   Chow, M H ^a   Goh, P ^a   Goh, L G ^a   Lim, T K ^a  

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Author keywords

Asthma; International guidelines; PEFR

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SINGAPORE; STANDARD;

ASTHMA; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SINGAPORE;

EID: 0036484420     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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