Knowledge and practice of spirometry among pediatricians in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Annals of Thoracic Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 52-56

  Al Saadi, Muslim ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Knowledge; Pediatricians; Practice; Spirometry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PEDIATRICIAN; PEDIATRICS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPIROMETRY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 42049101977     PISSN: 18171737     EISSN: 19983557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1817-1737.39637     Document Type: Article

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