Risk of readmission to hospital for pediatric asthma

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 95-99

  Farber, Harold J ^a,b  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Child; Epidemiology; Hospitalization; Patient education; Patient readmission; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD;

EID: 0031891055     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770909809055410     Document Type: Article

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