Hospital admissions of asthmatics by age and sex

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 693-696

  Harju, T ^a,b,c   Keistinen, T ^a   Tuuponen, T ^a   Kivela S L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c NONE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Age; Asthma; Hospital admission; Sex

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029832708     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1996.tb02112.x     Document Type: Article

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