A risk screening questionnaire for adult asthmatics to predict attendance at hospital emergency departments

Chest

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1527-1533

  Wakefield, Melanie ^a   McCaul, Kieran ^a   Ruffin, Richard ^a   Campbell, Donald ^a   Staugas, Rima ^a   Beilby, Justin ^a  

^a South Australian Health Commission   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adults; Asthma; Emergency department; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 0031442056     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.112.6.1527     Document Type: Article

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3. Garrett JE, Mulder J, Veale A. Trends in the use of an urban accident and emergency department by asthmatics. NZ Med J 1988; 101:253-55