Can we assess asthma severity using expiratory capnography in a pediatric emergency department?

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 169-170

  Evered, Lisa ^a,b   Ducharme, Francine ^a   Davis, G Michael ^a   Pusic, Martin ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

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EID: 85011476065     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818043     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1481803500006564     Document Type: Article

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