Patient and physician evaluation of the severity of acute asthma exacerbations
We studied the ability of patients not experienced in the use of peak expiratory flow meters to assess the severity of their asthma exacerbations and compared it to the assessment of experienced clinicians. We also evaluated which data of physical examination and medical history are used by physicia...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2004-01-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2004000900005 |