Demographic predictors of asthma treatment site: Outpatient, inpatient, or emergency department

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 353-361

  Apter, Andrea J ^a   Reisine, Susan T ^a   Kennedy, Dayna G ^a   Cromley, Ellen K ^b   Keener, Janet ^a   Zuwallack, Richard L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICARE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0030777039     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)63028-1     Document Type: Article

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