Asthma action plans: Use it or lose it

Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 17-18

  Gibson, Peter G ^a  

^a HUNTER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EDITORIAL; HOSPITALIZATION; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESPIRATORY CARE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 1342325567     PISSN: 14714418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcrj.2003.12.001     Document Type: Editorial

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