Tackling paediatric asthma - The time has come

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 693-694

  Dell, Sharon ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

AMBULATORY CARE; ASTHMA; CANADA; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; INHALATION SPACER; MORTALITY; NOTE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SELF CARE;

EID: 10844255645     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pch/9.10.693     Document Type: Note

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