Follow-up after an asthma hospitalisation: Who can prevent subsequent exacerbations?

Chest

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 8-10

  Schatz, Michael ^a,b   Camargo Jr , Carlos A ^a,c  

^a Kaiser Permanente ^*

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ABSENTEEISM; ASTHMA; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY WARD; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 33746327779     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.130.1.8     Document Type: Editorial

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