Asthma disease management and the respiratory therapist

Respiratory Care

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 770-776

  Kallstrom, Thomas J ^a   Myers, Timothy R ^b,c  

^a American Association for Respiratory Care   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Disease management; Respiratory therapist

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; NEDOCROMIL; THEOPHYLLINE;

AEROSOL; AMBULATORY CARE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMMUNITY CARE; COMORBIDITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST OF ILLNESS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; EMERGENCY WARD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOLLOW UP; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; METERED DOSE INHALER; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRESCRIPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY THERAPIST; SELF CARE; SENSITIZATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE COST; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ASTHMA; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; RESPIRATORY THERAPY;

EID: 54549089951     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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