A synoptic evaluation of asthma hospital admissions in New York City

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 156, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1781-1788

  Jamason, Paul F ^a   Kalkstein, Laurence S ^b   Gergen, Peter J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION INDICATOR; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUTOMATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

EID: 0031437415     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.156.6.96-05028     Document Type: Article

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