Clinical audit: Management of acute severe asthma in west glasgow

Scottish Medical Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 6-9

  Bayes, H K ^a   Oyeniran, O ^a   Shepherd, M ^b   Walters, M ^b  

^a WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute asthma; Audit; British Thoracic Society (BTS); Management

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MONITORING; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 77749285704     PISSN: 00369330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/rsmsmj.55.1.6     Document Type: Article

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