The diagnostic differences of asthma in the elderly;Odrȩbności diagnostyczne astmy oskrzelowej u osób w podeszłym wieku

Pneumonologia i Alergologia Polska

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 246-252

  Lindner, Karolina ^a   Panaszek, Bernard ^a   Machaj, Zbigniew ^a  

^a WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Ageing; Asthma in the elderly; Atopy; Diagnosis; Lung function

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT;

ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; AGED; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLAND; REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; POLAND; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS;

EID: 53049090532     PISSN: 08677077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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