Childhood asthma in the emergency department: Trends, challenges, and opportunities

Current Allergy and Asthma Reports

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 462-467

  Walsh Kelly, Christine M ^a   Drendel, Amy L ^a   Gales, Maria S ^a   Kelly, Kevin J ^a  

^a CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ACUTE DISEASE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; INHALATION SPACER; METERED DOSE INHALER; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW;

ACUTE DISEASE; ASTHMA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION;

EID: 33750298945     PISSN: 15297322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11882-006-0022-7     Document Type: Review

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