Asthma in urban setting: A southern American perspective

Paediatric Respiratory Reviews

Volumn 7, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages

  Fischer, Gilberto B ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE CIÊNCIAS DA SAÚDE DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

asthma; developing countries; urban setting

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; STEROID;

ASTHMA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMERGENCY CARE; FAMILY COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MORBIDITY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOUTH AMERICA; URBAN AREA;

EID: 33745203055     PISSN: 15260542     EISSN: 15260550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prrv.2006.04.155     Document Type: Review

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