Risk factors for death from asthma

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 362-368

  Hessel, Patrick A ^a   Mitchell, Ian ^b   Tough, Suzanne ^a   Green, Francis H Y ^b   Cockcroft, Donald ^d   Kepron, Wayne ^d   Butt, John C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c Office of the Chief Medical Examiner   (Canada)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CANADA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0032707415     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)62832-3     Document Type: Article

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