The impact of asthma guidelines

The Lancet

Volumn 376, Issue 9743, 2010, Pages 751-753

  Fitzgerald, J Mark ^a   Quon, Bradley S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; LONG ACTING DRUG;

ASTHMA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG SAFETY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 77956372780     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)61159-2     Document Type: Note

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