Clinical reality of asthma death and near-fatal cases, in a department of pediatrics of a Japanese chest hospital

Allergology International

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 7-15

  Odajima, Hiroshi ^a   Nishio, Ken ^b  

^a FUKUOKA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asthma death; Bronchial asthma; Inhaled corticosteroid; Near fatal case; Puberty; agonist

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ASTHMA; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; JAPAN; METERED DOSE INHALER; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 17044416536     PISSN: 13238930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2332/allergolint.54.7     Document Type: Review

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