Asthma management at discharge from the emergency department: A descriptive study

Canadian Respiratory Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 219-222

  Gervais, Pascale ^a   Larouche, Isabelle ^a   Blais, Lucie ^b   Fillion, Anne ^a   Beauchesne, Marie France ^a,b  

^a HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute exacerbations of asthma; Asthma management; Canadian asthma guidelines; Emergency department

Indexed keywords

CHLOROFLUOROCARBON; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUTICASONE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CANADA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 23044510379     PISSN: 11982241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2005/565862     Document Type: Article

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