Asthma in older adults: A holistic, person-centred and problem-oriented approach

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 191, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 197-199

  Marks, Guy B ^a   Poulos, Leanne M ^a   Jenkins, Christine R ^a,b   Gibson, Peter G ^a,c  

^a WOOLCOCK INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Australia)

^c JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEATH; EDITORIAL; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; AGE; AGED; AGING; FEMALE; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PHILOSOPHY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 70349564391     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02751.x     Document Type: Editorial

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