International differences in asthma guidelines for children

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 148, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 265-278

  Cope, Shannon F ^a,b   Ungar, Wendy J ^a,b,c   Glazier, Richard H ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^d ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma control; Asthma severity; Practice guidelines

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CHILD; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 55549141164     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000170380     Document Type: Review

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