Patient and physician evaluation of the severity of acute asthma exacerbations

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1321-1330

  Atta, J A ^a   Nunes, M P T ^a   Fonseca Guedes, C H F ^a   Avena, L A ^a   Borgiani, M T ^a   Fiorenza, R F ^a   Martins, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Asthma; Asthma attack; Dyspnea; Pulmonary function tests

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL SCHOOL; NECK MUSCLE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WHEEZING;

EID: 4444335212     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2004000900006     Document Type: Article

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