20-year trends in the prevalence of asthma and chronic airflow obstruction in an HMO

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 157, Issue 4 PART I, 1998, Pages 1079-1084

  Vollmer, William M ^a,b   Osborne, Molly L ^a   Buist, A Sonia ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OREGON; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA;

EID: 0031978774     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.157.4.9704140     Document Type: Article

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