Asthma hospitalization trends in California, 1983-1996

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 575-582

  Von Behren, Julie ^a,b   Kreutzer, Richard ^a   Smith, Daniel ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma hospitalizations; California; Race ethnicity; Repeat admissions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAUCASIAN; COST OF ILLNESS; ETHNOLOGY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032821955     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770909909087294     Document Type: Article

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