ICU admissions for severe acute asthma – An experience in a hospital trust in Buckinghamshire, UK

D. Lau, M. Shahidi (High Wycombe, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Acute respiratory failure
Session: Acute respiratory failure
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2294
Disease area: Respiratory critical care

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