Asthma deaths: What now?

Thorax

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 209-210

  Levy, Mark L ^a   Winter, Robert ^b,c  

^a Clinical Lead National Review of Asthma Deaths (2011 2014)   (United Kingdom)

^b CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE; ALGORITHM; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MORTALITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY HEALTH CARE; SELF CARE; SMOKING CESSATION; UNITED KINGDOM; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ASTHMA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SECONDARY CARE;

EID: 84923148787     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2015-206800     Document Type: Article

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