Predicting readmission to hospital with asthma

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 534-538

  Raymond, D ^a,c   Henry, R L ^a   Higginbotham, N ^b   Coory, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asthma; Readmission

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ASTHMA; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PARENTS; PATIENT READMISSION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0032445504     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.1998.00297.x     Document Type: Article

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