Features that distinguish those who die from asthma from community controls with asthma

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 657-665

  Tough, Suzanne C ^a,e   Hessel, Patrick A ^a   Ruff, Monica ^b   Green, Francis H Y ^b   Mitchell, Ian ^b,c   Butt, John C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d Chief Medical Examiner's Office   (Canada)

^e CALGARY HEALTH REGION   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma; Case control study; Mortality; Random digit dialing

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; STEROID; THEOPHYLLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ASTHMATIC STATE; CANADA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EXCITATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTUBATION; MALE; MORTALITY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESUSCITATION; RISK FACTOR; STRESS; WEATHER;

EID: 0032415450     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770909809048968     Document Type: Article

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