Does the management of bronchial asthma by family physicians meet standards of the national protocol?

Journal of Family and Community Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 21-25

  Al Kabbaa, Abdulaziz F ^a   Al Shamrani, Khalid M ^a   Salih, Mohamed A ^a  

^a King Salman Armed Force Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Asthma; Evaluation.; Family physicians; National Protocol for Asthma Diagnosis and Management

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349895243     PISSN: 22308229     EISSN: 2229340X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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