A cohort study on childhood asthma admissions and readmissions

Pediatrics

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 191-195

  To, Teresa ^a,b   Dick, Paul ^c   Feldman, William ^b,c   Hernandez, Rod ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

asthma; children; hospitalization; readmission

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LIFE TABLES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; ONTARIO; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT READMISSION; RISK;

EID: 0029744735     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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