Taking ACTion for better control of asthma

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 120, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1035-1036

  Sun, Yong Chang ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY THIRD HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Asthma; Asthma disease management

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; CHINA; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPIROMETRY; URBANIZATION;

EID: 34547508539     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200706020-00001     Document Type: Editorial

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