Incidence and outcomes of asthma in the elderly: A population-based study in Rochester, Minnesota

Chest

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 303-310

  Bauer, Brent A ^a   Reed, Charles E ^a   Yunginger, John W ^a   Wollan, Peter C ^a   Silverstein, Marc D ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

asthma; diagnosis; elderly; incidence; survival

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0031037873     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.111.2.303     Document Type: Article

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