Trends in hospital admissions for childhood asthma in Oslo, Norway, 1980-95

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 232-239

  Jónasson, Gunnar ^a   Lodrup Carlsen K C ^a   Leegaard, J ^a   Carlsen, K H ^b   Mowinckel, P ^c   Halvorsen, K S ^d  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b Voksentoppen Ctr/Res Inst C   (Norway)

^c Central Hospital   (Norway)

^d AKER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Asthma morbidity; Asthma treatment; Childhood asthma; Hospital admissions; Readmissions

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; STEROID; THEOPHYLLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATELECTASIS; BRONCHIOLITIS; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NORWAY; PNEUMONIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROID THERAPY;

EID: 0003461943     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2000.00387.x     Document Type: Article

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