Asthma in intellectual disability: are we managing our patients appropriately?
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Asthma in intellectual disability: are we managing our patients appropriately?
People with intellectual disability are a vulnerable group of people with asthma that has, to date, largely been ignored in the medical literature. Although guidelines for medication management for people with intellectual disability suggest asthma is treated as for other populations, there are special considerations that should be taken into account when managing asthma in this group. Due to t...
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عنوان ژورنال: Breathe
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1810-6838,2073-4735
DOI: 10.1183/20734735.014716