Epidemiology and trends in the hospitalization of acute childhood asthma in the urban area of Lubeck (Germany);Entwicklung der hospitalisationsraten fur das asthma bronchiale im kindesalter

Monatsschrift fur Kinderheilkunde

Volumn 146, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 951-956

  Severien, C ^a   Friedrich, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age; Asthma; Epidemiology; Hospitalization; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0031737773     PISSN: 00269298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001120050349     Document Type: Article

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