The relationship between asthma admission rates, routes of admission, and socioeconomic deprivation

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2087-2093

  Watson, J P ^a,c   Cowen, P ^b   Lewis, R A ^a  

^a WORCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c Killingbeck Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

asthma; emergency service in hospital; patient admission; socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0029763626     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09102087     Document Type: Article

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