Comorbidity in asthma is important and requires a generalist approach

Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 4-5

  Mercer, Stewart W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; NEOPLASM; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTPATIENT CARE; POLYPHARMACY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; MALE;

ASTHMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84895095155     PISSN: 14714418     EISSN: 14751534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4104/pcrj.2014.00012     Document Type: Editorial

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