Health service accessibility and deaths from asthma in 401 local authority districts in England and Wales, 1988-92

Thorax

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 218-222

  Jones, A P ^a   Bentham, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

accessibility; asthma; health service; mortality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATALITY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0030928929     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.52.3.218     Document Type: Article

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