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Guía ALERTA 2. América Latina y España: Recomendaciones para la prevención y el Tratamiento de la exacerbación Asmática
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Gustavo J. Rodrigoa, Vicente Plaza Moralb,
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, Santiago Bardagí Fornsc, José A. Castro-Rodríguezd, Alfredo de Diego Damiáe, Santos Liñán Cortésf, Carlos Melero Morenog, Luis J. Nanninih, Hugo Neffeni, Jorge Salasj
a Departamento de Emergencia, Hospital Central de las Fuerzas Armadas, Montevideo, Uruguay; Departamento de Asma de la Asociación Latinoamericana del Tórax (2006–2008), Montevideo, Uruguay
b Servicio de Neumología, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Área de Asma de la Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica, Barcelona, España
c Unidad de Neumología, Hospital de Mataró, Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica, Barcelona, España
d Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Asociación Latinoamericana del Tórax, Santiago, Chile
e Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Universitario La Fe, Valencia, España, Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica, Barcelona, España
f Servicio de Neumología Pediátrica, Hospital de Nens de Barcelona, Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica, Barcelona, España
g Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, España, Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica, Barcelona, España
h Sección de Neumonología, Hospital G. Baigorria, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Asociación Latinoamericana del Tórax, Santa Fe, Argentina
i Unidad de Medicina Respiratoria, Hospital de Niños O. Alassia, Asociación Latinoamericana del Tórax, Santa Fe, Argentina
j Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Departamento de Asma de la Asociación Latinoamericana del Tórax (2008–2010), México DF, México
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