The GINA asthma challenge: Reducing asthma hospitalisations

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 997-998

  FitzGerald, J M ^a   Bateman, E ^c   Hurd, S ^d   Boulet, L P ^b   Haahtela, T ^e   Cruze, A A ^f   Levy, M L ^g  

^a Gordon and Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre Vancouver Coastal Health   (Canada)

^b LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d Global Initiative for Asthma   (United States)

^e HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^f FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^g UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ASTHMA; DISEASE CONTROL; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMICS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS;

EID: 80355125712     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00114511     Document Type: Editorial

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