NHS allergy services in the UK: Proposals to improve allergy care

Clinical Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 122-127

  Ewan, Pamela W ^a   Durham, Stephen R ^b  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergy; Allergy clinics; Allergy practice; Clinical practice; NHS services; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS;

EID: 0036490303     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.2-2-122     Document Type: Article

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