Definition of Critical Asthma Syndromes

Clinical Reviews in Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-6

  Kenyon, Nicholas ^a   Zeki, Amir A ^a   Albertson, Timothy E ^a,b   Louie, Samuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA NORTHERN CALIFORNIA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical asthma; Fatal asthma; Near fatal asthma; Severe persistent asthma; Status asthmaticus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ANIMAL; ASTHMA; CHILD; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DISEASE COURSE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SYNDROME;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; SYNDROME;

EID: 84886962242     PISSN: 10800549     EISSN: 15590267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12016-013-8395-6     Document Type: Review

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