Assessment and management of mild to moderate asthma in an A&E department at a busy university hospital

S. Banerjee, G. Lingam, Y. Townsend (Southend, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Epidemiology of COPD
Session: Epidemiology of COPD
Session type: E-Communication Session
Number: 1461
Disease area: Airway diseases

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