Impact that a program to control severe asthma has on the use of Unified Health System resources in Brazil;Impacto de um programa para o controle da asma grave na utilização de recursos do Sistema Único de Saúde

Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 15-19

  Ponte, Eduardo ^a,e   Franco, Rosana Abreu ^a   Souza Machado, Adelmir ^b   Souza Machado, Carolina ^c   Cruz, Álvaro Augusto ^d  

^a Programa Para O Controle da Asma E Rinite Alergica na Bahia   (Brazil)

^b ESCOLA BAHIANA DE MEDICINA E SAÚDE PÚBLICA   (Brazil)

^c Universidade Catolica de Salvador   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^e ProAR Ambulatório Magalhães Neto   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Asthma prevention control; Asthma therapy; Hospitalization; National Health System (BR)

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250327187     PISSN: 18063713     EISSN: 18063713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1806-37132007000100006     Document Type: Article

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