title: The use of long-term controller medications in asthmatic patients being discharged from the ED--why the controversy?
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, UCSD School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, USA. adosanjh@ucsd.edu
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dosanjh
mesh_terms: D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D000284:Administration, Oral; D000293:Adolescent; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000328:Adult; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002648:Child; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010819:Physician's Role; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013995:Time; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents