Utilization of healthcare resources for asthma in Singapore: Demographic features and trends

Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 16, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 57-68

  Chew, F T ^a   Lee, B W ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SINGAPORE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; SINGAPORE;

EID: 0032442568     PISSN: 0125877X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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