Clinical profile and treatment of elderly patients hospitalized for acute exacerbation of asthma . A comparative study

J. Ben Amar, B. Ben Safta, D. Besma, B. Mohamed Ali, A. Saloua, A. Hichem, B. Hend (Tunis, Tunisia)

Source: International Congress 2014 – Asthma: clinical problems
Session: Asthma: clinical problems
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 4052
Disease area: Airway diseases

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