Seasonal variations in hospital treatment periods and deaths among adult asthmatics

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1362-1365

  Harju, T ^a   Tuuponen, T ^b   Keistinen, T ^c   Kivela S L ^b  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c Central Ostrobothnia Hospital District   (Finland)

Author keywords

Asthma; Hospital admission; Mortality; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ADULT; ASTHMA; FEMALE; FINLAND; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEASONS;

EID: 0032434590     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12061362     Document Type: Article

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