Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 109-114 , June 2009

Follow-up Care for Children With Asthma After Emergency Department Visits

  • Robert C. Schnitman, RRT

      Affiliations

    • Department of Respiratory Care, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, CT
    • ,
  • Joline Farris, RRT

      Affiliations

    • Department of Respiratory Care, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, CT
    • ,
  • Sharon R. Smith, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Division of Emergency Medicine, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, CT
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests and correspondence: Sharon R. Smith, MD, Division of Emergency Medicine, 282 Washington Street, Hartford, CT 06106.

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doi: 10.1016/j.cpem.2009.03.007

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 109-114 , June 2009

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