Exacerbations of asthma: a descriptive study of 425 severe exacerbations. The FACET International Study Group.

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Published in Am J Respir Crit Care Med on August 01, 1999

Authors

A E Tattersfield1, D S Postma, P J Barnes, K Svensson, C A Bauer, P M O'Byrne, C G Löfdahl, R A Pauwels, A Ullman

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Respiratory Medicine, Nottingham University, Nottingham, and National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom. anne.tattersfield@nottingham.ac.uk

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