Asthma education for the frequent emergency department visitor: Does it work?

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 4-6

  Castro, Mario ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ASTHMA; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY WARD; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; NURSE; PARENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SELF CARE;

EID: 33746638741     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)61361-0     Document Type: Editorial

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